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Gambling in Texas: 1995 Surveys of Adult and Adolescent Gambling Behavior.
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Wallisch, Lynn S. – 1996
The impact of the Texas State Lottery on gambling patterns, expenditures on gambling, and the prevalence of problem gambling in Texas is assessed. Background and methodology is presented in Part 1. Data are compared with a survey run prior to the introduction of the first state lottery. Part 2, "Gambling among Texas Adults," includes…
Descriptors: Adolescent Behavior, Adolescents, Adults, Self Destructive Behavior
Characteristics of Difficult-to-Place Youth in State Custody: A Profile of the Exceptional Care Pilot Project Population
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Armour, Marilyn P.; Schwab, James – Child Welfare, 2007
This study examines the characteristics of Texas youth designated as "most difficult to place" recipients of service under the "Exceptional Care Pilot Project" (N = 46). Findings include, among others, high levels of comorbid psychiatric disturbance (greater than 3 diagnostic groupings), physical (78.3%) and sexual (88%)…
Descriptors: Pilot Projects, Child Welfare, Welfare Services, Residential Care