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Fox, Andrew M.; Veele, Sarah – Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families, 2020
Juvenile Rehabilitation (JR) became part of Washington State's Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) on July 1, 2019. JR serves the state's highest-risk youth who have been charged with a qualifying offense and either adjudicated in a county's juvenile court or convicted in an adult criminal court. In 2000, JR needed to further define…
Descriptors: Delinquent Rehabilitation, Juvenile Courts, Delinquency Prevention, Models
Miami Univ., Coral Gables, FL. Florida Center for Dropout Prevention. – 1986
This manual for dropout prevention planning was prepared to assist Florida schools in developing a comprehensive plan for effective dropout prevention programs in compliance with the state's Dropout Prevention Act. The manual is divided into three parts. Part A contains instructions for developing the comprehensive plan, as well as explanations of…
Descriptors: Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, High Schools
Department of Justice, Washington, DC. – 1987
The testimony of the United States Attorney General which appears in this document concentrates on three areas: (1) the coordination of federal drug control efforts and the reorganization of the National Drug Policy Board; (2) the performance of the National Drug Policy Board; and (3) the Administration's views on the proposed "Drug…
Descriptors: Drug Abuse, Federal Legislation, Federal Regulation, Illegal Drug Use
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. – 1998
This publication contains the testimony from a hearing on growth and tobacco use. Statements include: (1) Opening Statement of Senator Bill Frist; (2) Statements of a panel of teens, Brandi Battle, Washington, DC; Kellie Jolly, Tennessee; Nickita Bradley, Maryland; and Josh, Virginia; followed by discussion; (3) Discussion and prepared statements…
Descriptors: Community Problems, Community Programs, Health Education, Hearings
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Ways and Means. – 1984
This hearing concerned the implementation of the Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Amendments of 1980 (P.L. 96-272) in several New England states. Invited to testify were private representatives of child welfare organizations, foster parents, representatives of other organizations concerned with adoption and research activities, and witnesses…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Childhood Needs, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families. – 1987
This Congressional report confirms the increasing tragedy of child abuse and neglect in the United States and documents the decline in resources available to serve those children. It is based on a survey conducted of the 50 states and the District of Columbia to determine what information was available about the extent of child abuse and neglect,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Child Welfare
Woolley, Rosemary; Odo, Tina; Keener, Barbara – 1994
Focusing on the Student Right to Know and Campus Security Act of 1990, this document presents the text of the Act and an implementation plan developed by Missouri's St. Louis Community College (SLCC). The first section provides a general overview of legal issues and student affairs in community colleges, while the second presents the text of the…
Descriptors: Athletes, College Planning, Community Colleges, Compliance (Legal)
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1991
This document contains oral and written testimony from a Congressional hearing on dropout prevention and workplace literacy held in Flint, Michigan, in February 1991. Testimony was given by officials of the United Auto Workers/General Motors training programs, a Michigan state senator and a state representative, school system and college…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Dropout Prevention, Federal State Relationship, Hearings
Oklahoma State Dept. of Education, Oklahoma City. – 1981
A report is given on the status of the Drug Abuse Education Program mandated by the state of Oklahoma. Recommendations for further improvement, modification, or additional legislation are also presented. The introduction presents basic premises about and characteristics of prevention education and, in the light of these premises, the…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Drug Abuse, Drug Education, Educational Legislation
Helge, Doris – 1991
Studies conducted by the National Rural Development Institute (NRDI) indicate that migrant students have a higher school dropout rate than non-migrant students. In addition, rural migrant students experience higher levels of family dysfunction and abuse, teen pregnancy, emotional difficulties such as depression or low self-esteem, poverty,…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Rate, Dropout Research
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1984
Provided in this document are the text of H.R. 4971, a record of testimony offered in a congressional hearing, and a wide variety of supplemental materials. H.R. 4971 is a bill to amend the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (JJDP) Act of 1974 to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1985 through 1989 and for other purposes. Numerous…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Advisory Committees, Advocacy, Children
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Missouri State Dept. of Health, Jefferson City. – 1995
This report contains recommendations for providing for the health needs of all school-age children in Missouri through health services in the public schools that are designed to detect problems, reduce absenteeism, and reduce the failure or dropout rate. An implementation plan described in opening sections includes five components: (1)…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Attendance, Child Health, Clinical Diagnosis
Employment and Training Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training. – 1976
These national standards are designed to guide local joint apprenticeship and training committees in establishing local apprenticeship programs to train individuals seeking to become skilled in the cement masonry, asphalt, and composition trade. Covered in the individual sections are the following topics: provisions of the apprenticeship standards…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Apprenticeships, Asphalts, Building Trades