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[Children's Initiative,] H.R. 5600. 102D Congress, 2D Session in the House of Representatives.

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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House. – 1992

This publication is the text of the House of Representatives bill, H.R. 5600 introduced to the U.S. Congress and titled "Children's Initiative." This legislation is designed to promote family preservation and the prevention of foster care with emphasis on families where abuse of alcohol or drugs is present, to improve the quality and…

Descriptors: Adoption, Alcohol Abuse, Child Welfare, Children

Statement of Dr. Randall J. Olsen, Professor of Economics, Ohio State University, before the Subcommittee on Social Security and Family Policy, Senate Finance Committee, United States Senate.

Olsen, Randall J. – 1991

In order to study the persistence of poverty across generations with a view to developing or monitoring cross-generational poverty-reduction policies, social indicators to track dependency and deprivation of children are needed. Available data on the dependency and deprivation of children primarily describe the following characteristics of the…

Descriptors: Children, Data Collection, Disadvantaged Environment, Disadvantaged Youth

Children and Youth: The Crisis at Home for American Families. Hearing before the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. United States Senate, One Hundred Second Congress, First Session Examining Services Available to Children and Youth from Impoverished Families, Focusing on Ways To Ensure That They Graduate from High School, Prepare Them for the Workforce, and/or Help Them Get Into School.

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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. – 1991

Congressional hearings on American children and youth living in crisis were conducted in an effort to determine how the needs of these young people can assume their proper place in national priorities. A three-pronged strategy was suggested by chairman Edward Kennedy: (1) more investment in cost-effective programs that work (for example, Head…

Descriptors: Child Health, Children, Dropout Prevention, Early Parenthood

Poor Children and Welfare Reform.

Golden, Olivia – 1992

This book analyzes how welfare reform can improve the lives of children, based on a study of successful programs that provide services to needy children and their families. The study looked at programs that operated in conjunction with the welfare department before the enactment of the Family Support Act and that operated successfully. Chapter 1…

Descriptors: Administrator Role, Case Studies, Child Welfare, Children