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Foster, Patricia H.; Whitworth, J. M. – Children Today, 1986
Describes a program model, Medical Foster Care, which uses registered nurses as foster parents who work closely with biological parents of abused and neglected children with acute health problems. The program reunites families, improves parenting skills, and saves money in long-term hospitalization. (Author/BB)
Descriptors: Biological Parents, Case Studies, Child Abuse, Child Neglect

Paschal, John H.; Schwahn, Linda – Children Today, 1986
Describes the Intensive Crisis Counseling Program operating throughout Florida which provides immediate services to families in their homes. An exemplary case study is presented. (Author/BB)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Child Abuse, Counseling Services, Counselor Client Relationship

Coolsen, Peter – Children Today, 1980
Discusses prevention efforts focused on child abuse and neglect, with attention paid to concepts of prevention, community involvement, community volunteers, and a community prevention plan. (DB)
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Child Welfare, Community Education

Dorros, Karen; Dorsey, Patricia – Children Today, 1989
Discusses the way in which the legal system perpetuates child abuse and protects parents' rights more than children's rights. Discusses the difficulties social services encounter in dealing with these children and parents. (RJC)
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Advocacy, Child Neglect, Child Welfare

Davoren, Elizabeth; And Others – Children Today, 1975
A social worker, a psychiatrist, and a parent discuss the difficulty involved in matching up parent, professional help, and treatment modality when working with abusive parents. (CS)
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Counselor Attitudes, Counselor Role, Parent Attitudes

Broadhurst, Diane D. – Children Today, 1978
Discusses four measures adopted by schools to assist in identifying and preventing child abuse and neglect. (BR)
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Family School Relationship, Prevention

Children Today, 1988
Presents information about various topics, including (1) an invention, Sleep Tight, that eases colic symptoms in infants; (2) a 17-year follow-up study on teenage mothers' lives; (3) working mothers; (4) discussion of child care; (5) safe adolescent celebrations; (6) homosexuality; and (7) child abuse. (BB)
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Early Parenthood

Milne, Marilyn – Children Today, 1986
Describes the Lane County Relief Nursery program in Eugene, Oregon, a therapeutic school for abused and at-risk children, which also has an Intensive Parent Training Program. (HOD)
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Development, Child Rearing, High Risk Persons

Zigler, Edward F. – Children Today, 1976
Argues that the greatest impediment to improving the lives of America's children is the myth of a child-oriented society, already doing all that needs to be done. Unmet needs are described in the areas of prenatal care, nutrition, child abuse, juvenile justice, and foster care. Recommendations for ameliorative action are made. (MS)
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Advocacy, Childhood Needs, Corporal Punishment

McCauley, Kathy – Children Today, 1992
Discusses the activities of the Family Intervention Center (FIC) of the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh to prevent child abuse in the Sto-Rox school district through a school-based program that educates children about child abuse. One activity sponsored by FIC was a health fair for children and their parents. (MDM)
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Early Intervention, Elementary School Students

Donnelly, Anne Cohn – Children Today, 1992
Discusses ways to prevent child abuse and neglect through parent education and home visiting programs for at-risk families that stress early intervention and preventive measures. Describes the Healthy Start program developed in Hawaii as a model for other states to follow. (MDM)
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Child Abuse, Child Health, Child Neglect

Sgroi, Suzanne M. – Children Today, 1975
This article discusses the three major obstacles to identifying the sexually abused child: (1) lack of recognition of the phenomenon, (2) failure to obtain adequate medical corroboration of the event, and (3) reluctance to report. (CS)
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Data Analysis, Educational Therapy, Identification

Burt, Marvin R. – Children Today, 1976
Offers a description and evaluation of the Comprehensive Emergency Services System (Nashville, Tenn.) for children in crises, designed to coordinate public and private agency services provided to neglected, abused and dependent children, to develop new service options, and expand existing program components within the Department of Public Welfare.…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Case Studies, Child Abuse, Child Welfare

Besharov, Douglas J. – Children Today, 1981
Presents highlights from the Third International Congress on Child Abuse and Neglect. The topic of child sexual abuse dominated the Congress; other topics included malnutrition, research problems, and concerns of Third World countries. Recommendations of the Congress are summarized.
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Advocacy, Child Neglect, Child Welfare

McFadden, Emily Jean – Children Today, 1980
This article describes a 20-hour, eight-week course for experienced foster parents. Goals include understanding the causes of child abuse, understanding the consequences of child abuse, and understanding the interaction patterns which provoke child abuse. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Advocacy, Child Welfare, Children