Describes a study conducted by the Israeli Association for Child Protection as part of its efforts to obtain an estimate of the number of abused and neglected children in Israel. (MP)

Examines the problem of shaken baby syndrome (SBS), which involves the injury or death of an infant as a result of severe shaking. Advocates a national media campaign to promote awareness of SBS and to prevent needless injuries and deaths. (MDM)

Discusses the problem of youth who run away from home because they are abused or neglected and the role of alternative youth services in dealing with these adolescents. (SS)

Describes a child abuse/parenting program for incarcerated mothers in the Nassau County New York Correctional Facility. The program attempts to equip mothers with skills and behavioral alternatives to abuse. Although the long-term impact of the program is as yet undetermined, behaviors and attitudes have changed during the course of the sessions.…

Describes an innovative way of providing funds for the prevention of child abuse, established by law in Kansas and under consideration in several other states. Listed are proposals approved for funding as of January, 1981, for potentially replicable projects focusing on primary prevention of child and/or spouse abuse.(RH)

Proposes a prevention program based on public relations, outreach interviews, education and training. Also discussed are paternal involvement, hospital visitation, home visitation, and adjunct activities. (RH)

Presents the results of a 1988 conference designed to develop and implement a consensus on how to improve child protective services. Offers specific recommendations and describes implementation plans being carried out by dozens of national organizations. (MDM)

Describes the effects of community workshop participants to define emotional neglect of children. (ED)

Presents the components of the secretary of Health and Human Services's initiative on child abuse prevention. Components are (1) increasing public awareness of the problem of child maltreatment; (2) promoting intra- and interagency coordination of child abuse and neglect activities; and (3) encouraging all sectors of society to cooperate in…

Discusses the origins, makeup, and activities of child death review teams (CDRTs) used in 21 states in the states' quest to solve cases involving the suspicious death of a child. Advocates the creation of CDRTs in states which do not have them. (MDM)

Describes a school program designed to detect and prevent child abuse and neglect by training school staff members to recognize and report child abuse cases, and to teach future parents how to better understand themselves and children. (CS)

Describes an educational program on child maltreatment conducted by the National Alliance for the Prevention and Treatment of Child Abuse and Maltreatment. The program grew out of a collaboration of humanists and professionals at a series of special educational symposia in New York state. (CM)

Describes the history, objectives, participant characteristics, and outcomes of the Voluntary Intervention and Treatment Program, a child protection program designed to encourage and manage voluntary self-referrals by parents with actual or potential problems of child abuse and neglect. (RH)

Describes a joint training program whose goals are to provide training for those who work with maltreated adolescents; to clarify agency roles with regard to this population; and to facilitate coordination among agencies that serve youths. (PCB)

Describes the genesis, purpose, goals and activities of parent education and family advocacy programs which are presented as two models for non-traditional intervention methods of working with high-risk families. (ED)