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Gadsden, Vivian, Ed.; Fagan, Jay, Ed.; Ray, Aisha, Ed.; Davis, James Earl, Ed. – 2001
The Fathering Indicators Framework (FIF) is an evaluation tool designed to help researchers, practitioners, and policymakers conceptualize, examine, and measure change in fathering behaviors in relation to child and family well-being. This report provides a detailed overview of the research and theory informing the development of the FIF. The FIF…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Antisocial Behavior, Attachment Behavior, Children
Massachusetts KIDS COUNT, Boston. – 2001
Although Massachusetts ranks in the top 10 percent among states on several key indicators of child well-being, the state's growing incidence of child maltreatment is stark and confounding. This report launches a state call to action aimed at ending child maltreatment through revising and strengthening systems to protect children, providing support…
Descriptors: Adoption, Alcoholism, Change Strategies, Child Abuse
Benninger-Budel, Carin – 2000
This report to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child contains observations of the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) concerning the application of the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child by the nation of South Africa. Noting that the Convention is the only "mainstream" human rights instrument that…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Advocacy, Child Safety, Child Welfare
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Toth, Sheree L.; Cicchetti, Dante – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1996
An attachment theory framework is applied toward understanding the emergence of depressive symptomatology and lower perceived competence in maltreated and nonmaltreated children. Confirmed hypotheses that maltreated children with nonoptimal patterns of relatedness show elevated depressive symptomatology and lower competence, whereas nonmaltreated…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Attachment Behavior, Behavior Standards, Child Abuse
Pappas, Georgia, Ed.; Guajardo, Maria, Ed. – 1993
This publication offers a compilation of 12 reports on selected social concerns pertaining to the Hispanic community in Colorado and provides a comprehensive overview of demographic information and information on health, education, and social welfare issues. The first report looks at Colorado's multicultural population through a demographic…
Descriptors: Children, Demography, Elementary Secondary Education, Employment
Crosson-Tower, Cynthia – 2002
This book presents guidance for educators on recognizing and responding to different forms of child maltreatment as well as ideas on the formation of a school reporting protocol and a Child Protection Team. The 11 chapters are: (1) "Why Are Educators So Important in the Lives of Abused and Neglected Children?"; (2) "How Can We…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Child Safety
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families. – 1984
The last in a series of five regional information-gathering hearings, this hearing report presents testimony from concerned citizens and private and public social organizations in California, New Mexico, and Arizona. Information and statistics are given on the following social problems: (1) child sexual abuse and child pornography; (2) infant…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adoption, American Indians, Blacks
Hormuth, Pamela – 1997
This Kids Count fact book describes services that are designed to protect the health, education, and safety of children in each county in Texas. It begins with a brief overview of each service program, describing the services, giving eligibility requirements, and analyzing regional differences in service provision across the state. The overview is…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Breakfast Programs, Child Abuse, Child Welfare
Delaware Univ., Newark. Kids Count in Delaware. – 2001
This Kids Count fact book provides a statistical portrait of the well-being of children in Wilmington, Delaware, and is designed as a resource for policymakers and citizens to use in shaping local action to improve the status of children and families in Wilmington. In addition to demographic information, 11 featured indicators are used to describe…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Birth Weight, Child Welfare, Children
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Zugazaga, Carole – Journal of Community Psychology, 2004
This article describes stressful life events experienced by a multi-shelter sample of 162 homeless adults in the Central Florida area. Participants included homeless single men (n = 54), homeless single women (n = 54), and homeless women with children (n = 54). Subjects were interviewed with a modified version of the List of Threatening…
Descriptors: Family Violence, Homeless People, Mothers, Males
Koehler, Gwen; And Others – 1990
CHOICES, a literacy program for homeless families, piloted a program at the Women's Emergency Shelter in Champaign, Illinois and later expanded its services to A Woman's Place, a domestic violence shelter, in Urbana, Illinois. The CHOICES program offered weekly language activities for the children and gave mothers information about developing…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adults
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families. – 1984
The third of five regional fact-finding committee hearings across the United States, this report includes testimony from hearing committee members and social service organizations in Utah, Nevada, Wyoming, Colorado, and Montana. Live and prepared testimony presents information on problems associated with abuse of women, children, and the elderly;…
Descriptors: Accidents, Adolescents, Adoption, American Indians
Morris, Pamela; Jones, Stephanie; Smith, Jared – 2002
Although it is commonly assumed that children living in public housing are at greater risk of experiencing academic and behavioral problems than other low-income children, there is little research available documenting the circumstances and experiences of these children and examining whether differences in outcomes between them and their…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescent Behavior, Adolescents, Age Differences
Delaware Univ., Newark. Kids Count in Delaware. – 1999
This Kids Count fact book provides a statistical portrait of the well-being of children in Wilmington, Delaware, and it is designed to be used by policymakers, educators, youth development professionals, and neighborhoods in Wilmington to design and implement community youth development plans. Seventeen indicators are used to describe children's…
Descriptors: Accidents, Adolescents, Birth Weight, Child Welfare
Cranley, M. Martha; Bianchi, J. P.; Eleson, Charity; Hall, Linda; Jacobson, Bob; Jackson, Kristin; Peacock, Jon – 2003
This WisKids Count data book provides a statistical portrait of the well-being of Wisconsin's children. In addition to demographic data indicating changing communities, the indicators and data are organized into five overarching goals: (1) Healthy Families and Children Thrive, including births to single women, infant deaths, and health care…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Birth Weight, Births to Single Women, Child Abuse
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