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Carnegie Corp. of New York, NY. – 1994
This report outlines what is known about the requirements for optimal development during the first 3 years of life, considers the ways in which society might reverse the trends toward risk for families and children, and describes the necessary conditions for families to function well in the interests of their young children. Part 1 describes "the…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Child Abuse, Child Development, Child Health
Patton, Richard H.; And Others – 1991
This document reports the findings of Project Respond, a program designed to develop a model for assessing and addressing risk to children in the St. Louis community. Section A concerns: (1) a definition of risk; (2) effects of profound sociological risk on children; (3) social and economic costs of sociological risk. In Section B, the Project…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Child Abuse, Child Advocacy, Child Health
Children's Express Foundation, Inc., New York, NY. – 1990
This document is a report of the Children's Express Symposium III, a forum for journalists on children's issues. Included in the report are the comments of news media executives, journalists, broadcasters, experts on children's issues, directors of children's programs, and young people affected by the policies and practices discussed. Opening…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Alcohol Abuse, Child Abuse, Child Advocacy
Edwards, Wanda Rushing; Carr, Edward G., Jr. – 1983
Arranged in five chapters, this supplementary resource for junior high students contains information on the history, practical applications, and social consequences of the law. In chapter 1, students are introduced to the origin of laws through examination of a fable, the relationship between government and laws, types of laws, and law…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Court Role
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Div. of Curriculum and Instruction. – 1986
Aid to teachers planning and implementing a child-centered prekindergarten program is offered in this comprehensive guide. After a brief introduction, sections of the guide (1) address the topics of separation and adjustment; (2) present sample room arrangements and suggest ideas for management routines, scheduling, planning, and ordering of…
Descriptors: Administrators, Child Abuse, Classroom Design, Disabilities
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families. – 1984
The first in a series of five regional fact-gathering committee hearings, this hearing report includes testimony from private and public social agencies in New York, New Jersey, Maine, Massachussetts, and Connecticut. Information and statistics are presented on a wide variety of social problems, including (1) family violence; (2) family planning…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Adolescents, Adults, Blacks
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families. – 1988
Activities of the House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families during 1987 are recounted in this report. After a brief summary of testimony received in hearings and a description of sites visited and reports issued, the committee print provides extended summaries and related factsheets concerning hearings on: (1) AIDS and young…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescents, Child Abuse, Child Neglect
Ames, Bobbie H. – 1981
This report in two volumes is the product of a year-long needs assessment undertaken by the Governor of Alabama's Commission for the Alabama Year of the Child. Volume I, which contains an overview and recommendations to the governor and the legislature, includes position papers and letters from the commission and interested citizens. These…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Abuse, Children, Curriculum Development
Torres, Angelina Moreno – 1983
The 26 papers focus on child abuse issues affecting the Mexican American family. The keynote address notes various issues in child abuse and neglect among Mexican Americans. Three papers discuss Mexican American families in transition, adjustment of the family into the Mexican American barrio and vice versa, and the effects of sexual assault on…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), American Indians, Child Abuse, Child Advocacy
Bourque, Janet – 1983
A curriculum was developed and a pilot project was conducted to train 20 day care center directors at Lake Washington Vocational Technical Institute. This document summarizes the curriculum development project and provides the curriculum that was developed. The report contains a summary and outline of the course, a skills assessment, pretests and…
Descriptors: Administrators, Annotated Bibliographies, Certification, Child Abuse
Maryland State Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene, Baltimore. – 1987
The Interagency Committee for Children was formed by three Maryland government agencies: the Department of Human Resources, Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, and Department of Education. Committee goals are to develop services for children and families and provide a more coordinated service system for special needs children and youth. This…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Alcohol Education, Child Abuse, Child Custody
Rosenthal, Elizabeth C.; And Others – 1984
The report of the fifth National Indian Child Conference (1983) contains a statistical portrait of the American Indian child, excerpts from the keynote address by J. Herman Blake, workshop topics, summary of a forum on the federal government's role in Indian affairs, conference resolutions, conference evaluation, and a directory of conference…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indians, Child Abuse, Child Neglect
Johnson, Kay – 1981
This publication is a guide for teachers who conduct parenthood education classes as part of the secondary consumer and home economics program in Alabama. The parenthood education program guide is divided into four units covering the following competencies: understanding the family; developing maturity and independence; developing parenting…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Birth, Child Abuse, Child Development
Redlinger, Lawrence J.; Eller, Robin L. – 1978
The unique needs of migrant farmworkers concerning prevention of child abuse and neglect both at home and at work are presented as the focus of a group of nine workshops. Complex problems facing migrants and their families are discussed in depth in sessions covering services, for pre-school and school aged children, special children, emergency…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Ancillary School Services, Child Abuse, Child Advocacy
Padilla, Eligio R., Ed.; Padilla, Amado M., Ed. – 1977
Presenting multi-ethnic views about the delivery of mental health services to the Hispanic population, this monograph contains 18 papers presented at the joint meeting of the Puerto Rican Medical Association's Psychiatry, Neurology and Neurosurgery Section, the Caribbean Psychiatric Association, and the American Psychiatric Association held in May…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Bias, Bilingualism, Blacks
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