Describes a joint training program whose goals are to provide training for those who work with maltreated adolescents; to clarify agency roles with regard to this population; and to facilitate coordination among agencies that serve youths. (PCB)

Examines the composition, case characteristics, team utilization, and growth and development of the Montgomery County (Maryland) Child Protection Team. (BF/JH)

Describes the work of the Youth Serving Agency Program designed to provide young people with accurate and age-appropriate sexual information through the informal education systems (youth agencies) in which they participate. (Author/CM)

Discusses the changing role of social agencies and the need for a reexamination of the counseling services offered in the adoption process. (SP)

The benefits of child support enforcement programs collaborating with law enforcement include the timely identification of fraudulent cases and increased information access. Welfare reform legislation allows funding to assist law enforcement agencies that provide child support enforcement services. The creation of a Criminal Child Support…

Describes how a family community center in Milton, Vermont provides the "base" where rural families, formerly isolated from both agencies and each other by geography and economics, can gather and receive a variety of services under one roof. The program is illustrated with a case study. (Author/BB)

Provides policy guidelines for state and local officials, professionals, and child advocates seeking to improve the reporting and investigation of suspected child abuse and neglect. (BB)

Provides an overview of programs on child abuse and neglect in the United States and attempts to identify gaps in the design and problems in the performance of these programs. (CS)

Examines results of a research survey on group services being offered to foster parents by Child Welfare League of America agencies which offer foster family care. Descriptive data concern uses, leadership, participation, staff training, and reactions to programs. (BF/JH)

Schools and community agencies are working together to find new ways to meet the needs of students and their families. Given the increasing complexity of children's and adolescents' lives, collaboration to address their needs makes sense. Key elements of successful school-community agency collaborations are goals; roles; balance; equality; trust;…

Adoption philosophies and social service economics are discussed in this argument for keeping adoption service fees. (ST)

Discusses the development of the Family Preservation Project in Kansas, in particular its community meetings, advisory boards, endorsements from statewide professional organizations, and statewide conferences. The project is designed to provide intensive in-home services to families and children at-risk of being separated. (BB)

This argument against charging fees for adoption services centers on viewing the child as the agency's primary client. (ST)

The lack of agreement on the nature and extent of the problem of prenatal exposure to substances is discussed. Comprehensive coordination of services is called for. The 14 programs in the Los Angeles County Interagency Council on Child Abuse and Neglect (ICAN) are discussed. (GH)

Describes and discusses the results of a class for parents of children in foster care. Foster care from the natural parent's viewpoint is presented. (SB)