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Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1989
This report accompanies House of Representatives bill 2088 and recommends passage of the bill to revise and extend programs established in the Temporary Child Care for Handicapped Children and Crisis Nurseries Act of 1986. The bill extends the programs for 2 years, strengthens reporting requirements, and requires the states to provide interagency…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Children, Chronic Illness, Disabilities
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families. – 1990
This directory offers a list of providers, planners, and researchers involved in respite care services for families with children who are mentally retarded, behaviorally disturbed, or physically disabled. The directory, based on information available as of October 1989, lists over 1,800 respite care providers and their addresses and telephone…
Descriptors: Children, Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Family Programs
Keller, Angela; And Others – 1997
This report describes the Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Waiver to section 1915 (c) of the Federal Social Security Act that was obtained by the New York State Office of Mental Health. The HCBS Waiver affects the services provided to children and adolescents with serious emotional disturbances. Three statutory requirements are included in…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Cost Effectiveness, Eligibility
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1989
This hearing addresses issues in the reauthorization of the Child Abuse Challenge Grant Program, which provides federal funds to match state funding for child abuse prevention programs, and reauthorization of the Temporary Child Care for Handicapped Children and Crisis Nurseries Act, which provides respite care for families with children with…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Federal Aid
Wieck, Colleen, Ed.; McBride, Marijo, Ed. – IMPACT, 1990
This "Feature Issue" of the quarterly journal "Impact" presents 19 brief articles on family support systems in the United States for persons with developmental disabilities and their families. Emphasis is on provisions of Public Law 99-457. Articles include: "Family Support in the United States: Setting a Course for the…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Developmental Disabilities, Family Programs, Family Role
Ambler, Lana; Kupper, Lisa, Ed. – 1996
The challenges that families face in caring for a child with a disability or a chronic illness are reviewed in this report on respite care. A parent's narrative describes the difficulties in providing around-the-clock care to a child with a chronic illness. The benefits of respite care are outlined as follows: gives the family peace of mind,…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Children, Chronic Illness, Coping
Fullagar, Patricia; And Others – 1992
This study examined provision of services to children with developmental disabilities and their families in the context of requirements of Part H of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, which requires family centered services for infants and toddlers. Focus group discussions were held with health professionals at two sites in each of…
Descriptors: Childhood Needs, Day Care, Developmental Disabilities, Eligibility
National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health, Arlington, VA. – 1997
This annotated bibliography presents a selective overview of materials on the topic of children with special health needs. Materials are divided into the following topics: (1) early identification and intervention (21 resources); (2) family-centered, community-based, culturally competent care (23 resources); (3) financing services (10 resources);…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Child Rearing, Cultural Awareness, Disabilities
