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Peer reviewedTite, Rosanna – Interchange, 1994
Using data from a study of elementary Ontario teachers and principals, the paper examines difficulties in persuading teachers to report child abuse. Results suggest that teachers do not intentionally avoid reporting, but almost half of their suspicions never get beyond the principal's desk. Teachers' perceptions of the procedural process…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Child Abuse, Child Health, Child Welfare
Download full textMassachusetts KIDS COUNT, Boston. – 1998
This Massachusetts Kids Count report focuses on child abuse and neglect in the state of Massachusetts and presents recommendations for alleviating stressors contributing to child maltreatment. The report presents incidence information and identifies the impact of child abuse on future risk status. In addition, the report differentiates the 12…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Change Strategies, Child Abuse, Child Health
Little Hoover Commission, Sacramento, CA. – 1999
This study reports on the Little Hoover Commission's investigation of California's mechanisms for caring for abused and neglected children. Fourteen major findings and corresponding recommendations for addressing findings are presented. The report begins with a brief executive summary, introduction, and background information. The first section…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Advocacy, Child Health, Child Neglect
Ressler, Everett M.; And Others – 1993
The sad reality of children killed, tortured, imprisoned, and orphaned by war substantiates the need for renewed local, national, and international commitment to these children. This guide examines: (1) the impacts present-day armed conflicts have on children and their families; (2) what special needs of children should be anticipated and…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Health, Child Safety, Child Welfare
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. – 1994
These transcripts of hearings present testimony on how we can protect children in dangerous and violent environments. The statements address the longstanding efforts to reduce childhood injury in this country, with an emphasis on prevention as the best approach to child injury and health care. Statements and testimony are presented for the…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Child Abuse, Child Health, Child Rearing
Baladerian, Nora J. – 1993
This paper, first in a series of special reports concerning disability and the family, presents a review of the relationship between abuse and disabilities, arguing that roughly 25 percent of all disabilities are caused by child or spousal abuse. A national survey revealed that 12 states have legislation addressing these issues, and the paper…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Battered Women, Child Abuse, Child Health
Michaelis, Karen L. – 1993
This book introduces the basic elements necessary to comply with specific state reporting statutes on child abuse. It analyzes the reporting statutes of all 50 states (including the District of Columbia) and outlines those requirements imposed on mandatory reporters employed in public schools and in other professions. Federal court cases are also…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Health, Child Neglect, Child Welfare
Shores, Elizabeth F. – 1998
This policy history describes how, during the 20-year period of 1974 to 1994, Arkansas child welfare authorities struggled between removing children from their parents' custody and helping preserve families so children could remain with parents, without compromising their safety or well-being. The report notes that as the state has adapted its…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Advocacy, Child Health, Child Neglect
Peer reviewedVedder, Paul; Kook, Hetty – International Journal of Early Years Education, 1993
Examines the quality of care and education for Curacao's children under the age of four. Notes that, whereas the children's health situation is generally good and stable, child abuse and negligence are on the rise, and there is a growing need for good quality child-care centers. (TJQ)
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Health, Child Welfare, Childhood Needs
Cook, Traci; Blachman, Dara; Dye, Jane; Macartney, Suzanne; Lukacs, Susan; Howie, LaJeana; Kena, Grace; Sonnenberg, William; Axelrad, Daniel; Steffen, Barry; Truman, Jennifer; Cotto, Jessica; Jekielek, Susan; Mueggenborg, Mary; Coleman-Jensen, Alisha; Denton, Stephanie; Avenevoli, Shelli; Singleton, James; Knighton, Cindi; Han, Beth; O'Connell, Kellie; Guenther, Patricia; Hiza, Hazel; Kuczynski, Kevin; Koegel, Kristin; Radel, Laura – Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics, 2011
"America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2011" is a compendium of indicators depicting both the promises and the challenges confronting our Nation's young people. The report, the 15th in an ongoing series, presents 41 key indicators on important aspects of children's lives. These indicators are drawn from the most…
Descriptors: Adoption, Social Indicators, Social Environment, Physical Environment
Peer reviewedDurfee, Michael; Tilton-Durfee, Deanne – Children Today, 1990
The lack of agreement on the nature and extent of the problem of prenatal exposure to substances is discussed. Comprehensive coordination of services is called for. The 14 programs in the Los Angeles County Interagency Council on Child Abuse and Neglect (ICAN) are discussed. (GH)
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Child Abuse, Child Health, Child Welfare
Blum, Robert W.; And Others – Journal of the American Medical Association, 1992
Surveyed 13,454 rural Native American adolescents. Found 2 percent reported poor physical health and high rates of health-compromising behaviors, which were significantly correlated with physical or sexual abuse, suicide attempts, substance abuse, poor school performance, and poor nutrition. Academic risk was strongly associated with physical,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alaska Natives, American Indians, Child Abuse
Peer reviewedDavid, Tricia – International Journal of Early Childhood, 1993
Discusses attitudinal barriers to the implication of Article 19 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, which urges states to protect children from abuse. Explores theories explaining why child abuse occurs. Suggests how and why early childhood educators can contribute to the promotion of a nonabusive society. (AC)
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Advocacy, Child Health, Child Welfare
Peer reviewedKrugman, Richard D. – Future of Children, 1993
In 1991, the U.S. Advisory Board on Child Abuse and Neglect recommended the federal government begin phasing in a national, universal home visiting program for children during the neonatal period to help prevent child abuse and neglect. This article discusses the political and social factors affecting this recommendation, as well as the response…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Health, Child Neglect, Child Welfare
Reiss, David, Ed.; And Others – 1993
This volume documents the rise in violence in our communities and explores its impact on children's physical, psychological, and social development. Focal themes are: the necessity for better information about the kinds of violence to which children are exposed, the necessity of beginning to build intervention strategies aimed at violence, and the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Abuse, Child Development, Child Health
