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National Association of Protection and Advocacy Systems, Washington, DC. – 1989
The report summarizes: (1) 1988 program data for state Protection and Advocacy Systems for persons with developmental disabilities and persons with mental illness, and (2) 1988 program data for Client Assistance Programs. The data are derived from reports from 56 states and territories. In addition to nationwide data totals, each state's…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Delivery Systems, Developmental Disabilities, Mental Disorders
National Association of Protection and Advocacy Systems, Washington, DC. – 1990
This document presents the 1989 Annual Statistical Report on the three major Program Activities of the National Association of Protection and Advocacy Systems, a federally funded agency designed to directly impact the delivery of state social, medical, and legal services to persons with disabilities. Data on the three programs--The Client…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Agencies, Civil Liberties, Delivery Systems
Petit, Michael R.; Curtis, Patrick A. – 1997
This report provides a comprehensive portrait of America's most vulnerable children and families, gathered as a quick reference to national and state data on the U.S. child welfare system. Data were derived from the Child Welfare League of America's 1996 State Survey of Child Welfare and from U.S. Government agencies and other national sources.…
Descriptors: Adoption, At Risk Persons, Child Abuse, Child Advocacy
Download full textO'Dea, Colleen – 1987
This document reprints a series of articles appearing in the Parsippany, New Jersey, "Daily Record" on October 25-30, 1987 and November 9, 1987. The series stresses that the New Jersey special education system has vastly improved from what existed prior to the 1975 Education for All Handicapped Children Act, but that the system still…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Disabilities, Educational Improvement, Educational Practices
Jefferys, Marcie – 1997
This report presents the Children's Defense Fund's (CDF) recommendations for spending the fiscal year 1998-1999 Minnesota state budget surplus. The intent of the CDF plan is four-fold: (1) emphasizing long-term investments in children's well-being; (2) address children's immediate health and safety concerns; (3) contribute to the continued…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Budgets, Child Advocacy, Child Health
National Governors' Association, Washington, DC. Center for Policy Research. – 1990
A survey of state policies and practices regarding child care that was conducted prior to most states' implementation of the Family Support Act is reported. The report summarizes the findings of that survey and provides information from other recent studies. State child care roles and responsibilities are assessed in four main areas: (1) states as…
Descriptors: Certification, Child Advocacy, Child Care Occupations, Day Care
Erickson, Judith B. – 1994
This booklet provides data on a series of related measures of child and family well-being in Indiana, following national guidelines established by the Kids Count project to help Americans better understand the problems faced by children and adolescents and to foster greater commitment to improving outcomes for vulnerable children and their…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Advocacy, At Risk Persons, Child Abuse
Erickson, Judith B. – 1996
This Kids Count report is the third in a series examining statewide trends in the well-being of Indiana's children. The report combines statistics of special concern in Indiana with 10 national Kids Count well-being indicators: (1) percent low birthweight; (2) infant mortality rate; (3) child death rate; (4) birth rate to unmarried teens ages 15…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Child Abuse, Child Advocacy
Hardman, Sydney, Ed.; And Others – 1995
This Kids Count data book presents a statistical portrait of the well being of and current conditions faced by the children of Kansas, based on key indicators. Eighteen indicators are detailed in six subject areas: (1) economic well-being; (2) physical health and safety; (3) educational achievement; (4) early childhood care and education; (5)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Births to Single Women, Child Advocacy, Child Health
Advocates for Children and Youth, Baltimore, MD. – 1994
This factbook presents the second comprehensive look at the conditions of children and families in Maryland. It can be used as an important tool in measuring how well or how poorly children are doing in 15 baseline outcome measures, organized in four basic sections: economic well-being, good health, safety, and preparing for adulthood. The data…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Births to Single Women, Child Abuse
Weill, James D., Ed.; Jablonski, Donna M., Ed. – 1997
This Children's Defense Fund 1997 report on the state of America's children highlights the critical need for renewed commitment to children by all sectors of society. The introduction discusses Americans' values and presents 25 tips for effective child advocacy. The report then details the following: (1) the impact of welfare reform on children…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Child Abuse, Child Advocacy, Child Development
Won, Sandra, Ed. – 2000
This report on the well-being of America's children focuses on the need for commitment to children by all sectors of society. The report's foreword describes the current situation for poor children in America, compares U.S. policies to those of other industrialized countries, presents the Action Agenda to Leave No Child Behind for 2000-2001, and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Child Abuse, Child Advocacy
Children's Defense Fund, Washington, DC. – 1999
This report on the well-being of America's children highlights the critical need for renewed commitment to children by all sectors of society. The introduction describes health and educational outcomes for poor children and maintains that preparing all of the nation's children for the future and protecting them in the present is the greatest human…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Child Abuse, Child Advocacy
