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Strengthening Families and Communities to Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect: Lessons from the Los Angeles Prevention Initiative Demonstration Project
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McCroskey, Jacquelyn; Pecora, Peter J.; Franke, Todd; Christie, Christina A.; Lothridge, Jaymie – Child Welfare, 2012
The Prevention Initiative Demonstration Project, funded by the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), is a community-specific strategy delivered through eight regional networks designed to address the full spectrum of community-based prevention. This article summarizes a strong and meaningful pattern of improvements…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Prevention, Demonstration Programs, Program Descriptions
Does Family Group Decision Making Affect Child Welfare Outcomes? Findings from a Randomized Control Study
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Berzin, Stephanie Cosner; Cohen, Ed; Thomas, Karen; Dawson, William C. – Child Welfare, 2008
This article describes the evaluation of two family group decision-making programs administered under the California Title IV-E Waiver Demonstration Project. This is the only evaluation using random assignment to examine FGDM. Overall, results did not indicate more positive outcomes for children receiving the intervention, but did indicate that…
Descriptors: Child Safety, Child Welfare, Demonstration Programs, Placement
Placement Stability for Adolescents in Foster Care: Findings From a Program Experiment.
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Taber, Merlin A.; Proch, Kathleen – Child Welfare, 1987
Describes a demonstration project for placement planning and support service in a public agency. Reports program outcomes of increased stability in foster care placements for adolescents who had multiple placement failures and who were alienated from family and other social institutions. (NH)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Demonstration Programs, Foster Care, Placement
New Perspectives on Child Abuse/Neglect Community Education.
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Grazio, Thomas F. – Child Welfare, 1981
Critically reviews conventional community education programs on child abuse/neglect and describes a practice model used by the Supportive Child/Adult Network (SCAN), which is said to be effective because it encompasses specific goals and strategies. (Author/CM)
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Community Education, Community Programs
A Group Home--Hospital Treatment Model for Severely Disturbed Adolescents
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Hoffman, Linda R.; And Others – Child Welfare, 1975
Describes the development of community-based group homes for adolescents operated by a child care agency in affiliation with hospitals in New York City. (SDH)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Agency Cooperation, Demonstration Programs, Disadvantaged Youth
Foster Care Training: A Comprehensive Approach.
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Titterington, Lee – Child Welfare, 1990
Summarizes the objectives, conceptual model, results, and implications of a project called Foster Care Training: A Comprehensive Approach, in British Columbia, Canada, which was designed to illustrate ways in which a networking model can provide increased support and training for participating foster parents. (BB)
Descriptors: Caseworker Approach, Child Welfare, Demonstration Programs, Foreign Countries
Providing Quality Child Day Care in a Comprehensive Program for Disadvantaged Young Mothers and Their Children.
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Fink, Barbara – Child Welfare, 1995
Examined the quality of child day care provided at 11 day care centers affiliated with New Chance, a nationwide program serving teenage mothers on welfare and their children. Comparisons with national standards and the quality of similar day care centers indicated that children in New Chance centers received good, but not exceedingly high, quality…
Descriptors: Class Size, Day Care Centers, Demonstration Programs, Disadvantaged Youth