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Ross, Christine; Sama-Miller, Emily; Roberts, Lily – Administration for Children & Families, 2018
The "Integrated Approaches to Supporting Child Development and Improving Family Economic Security" project was conducted by Mathematica Policy Research and Northwestern University for the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE), in the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human…
Descriptors: Well Being, Family Programs, Family Income, Children
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Dettlaff, Alan J.; Rycraft, Joan R. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 2010
Recent reform efforts in the child welfare system have called for child welfare agencies to provide community-based services and to increase the involvement of external stakeholders in identifying and developing services within the community. At the same time, child welfare agencies are faced with the challenge of providing services to an…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Social Services, Immigrants, Hispanic Americans
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Ager, Alastair; Zimmerman, Cathy; Unlu, Kathy; Rinehart, Richard; Nyberg, Beverly; Zeanah, Charles; Hunleth, Jean; Bastiaens, Ida; Weldy, Andre; Bachman, Gretchen; Blum, Alexander B.; Strottman, Kathleen – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2012
Objectives: To strengthen the evidence-base for policy and practice for support of children outside of family care requires effective, efficient and sustainable mechanisms for monitoring and evaluation. Toward that end, two core questions guided a systematic review of evidence: What strategies are appropriate for monitoring the needs and…
Descriptors: Evidence, Program Effectiveness, Resilience (Psychology), Children
Green, Rob; Tumlin, Karen C. – 1999
To provide a baseline for assessing how welfare reform affects child welfare agencies, this paper reviews the challenges that state child welfare systems face, and how states respond to these challenges. Information in this paper is based on studies of the 13 focus states included in the Urban Institute's New Federalism project. In each state,…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Children, Federal Legislation, Program Development
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O'Hara, David M.; And Others – Child Welfare, 1980
Examines the implications of a family-focused life cycle approach for delivering health and welfare services to developmentally disabled children and their families. (CM)
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Children, Delivery Systems, Developmental Disabilities
Westman, Jack C.; Stiles, Christine L. – 1972
This report is a description of experiences in the state of Wisconsin over the past four years in laying the foundation for testing the feasibility of the child advocacy concept. This experience with statewide child advocacy planning identified a number of critical issues. There was found to be a general lack of awareness, misunderstanding,…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Child Care, Child Development, Child Welfare
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Lyons, Peter; Doueck, Howard J.; Koster, Andrew J.; Witzky, Melissa K.; Kelly, Patricia L. – Child Welfare, 1999
Describes implementation of a computerized version of the Child Welfare League of America's Child Well-Being Scales by a family services agency in southern Ontario. Reviews results obtained from 172 families to illustrate the potential for using computerized risk assessment as an aid in clinical, supervisory, and management decision-making…
Descriptors: Administration, Child Welfare, Children, Computer Oriented Programs
Taylor, Steven J.; And Others – 1992
This report examines "permanency planning" and "special needs adoption" for children with disabilities, based on the experience of Project STAR in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Project STAR (Specialized Training for Adoption Readiness) was established in 1985 to provide support services for families of children with disabilities…
Descriptors: Adopted Children, Adoption, Child Welfare, Children
Henderson, Elissa, Ed.; Algarin, Alissa, Ed. – Update: Improving Services for Emotionally Disturbed Children, 1991
This compilation of four annual newsletter issues on services for children with emotional disturbances presents reports of activities, meetings, services, and programs around the country as well as various feature articles. Activities funded under the Child and Adolescent Service System Program are highlighted. In the Winter 1988-89 issue, an…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Agency Cooperation, Child Welfare, Children
Kadushin, Alfred; And Others – 1978
This collection of policy papers by a dozen national experts in subject areas related to child welfare is designed to assist public and voluntary agency program directors in their efforts to update current programs or to design new ones. Sequentially the chapters: (1) set a framework for the following papers, (2) examine the provision of foster…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Adoption, Child Advocacy, Child Welfare
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Danzy, Julia – Child Welfare, 1996
Describes the experience of the Philadelphia Kinship Care Task Force's collaborative process between political, public, and private communities to respond to the emergence of kinship care. Describes the achievements including a national summit, initiation of dialog on policy and program aspects, and formation of legislative and administrative…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Child Caregivers, Child Custody, Child Rearing
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Ingram, Charlene – Child Welfare, 1996
Highlights the key issues in kinship care and discusses them as they relate to agency structure for kinship family support in the public child welfare system. Examines concerns for future planning, including meeting regulations, monitoring, and development of permanent plans, and explores implications for policy and practice. (Author/SD)
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Child Custody, Child Rearing, Child Support
Waite, Barbara J.; Ludwig, Meredith J. – 1983
This document, written for caregivers and professionals working in the fields of education, recreation, and health and social services, presents information about issues and strategies in the provision of services to children from alcoholic families. The first chapter discusses the effects of alcoholism on the family and reviews a whole system of…
Descriptors: Alcohol Education, Alcoholism, Child Welfare, Children
Tuchfarber, Barbara S.; Zins, Joseph E.; Jason, Leonard A. – 1997
Childhood injury continues to be a major public health crisis in the United States, with a large percentage of injuries being preventable and controllable. This chapter provides information related to understanding child and youth injury. Studies have shown that injuries affect identifiable high-risk groups. Such host factors that put children at…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Accidents, Adolescents, At Risk Persons
National Center for Child Advocacy (DHEW/OHD), Washington, DC. – 1976
This overview presents a summary of the major findings of a 25-state survey of child welfare service delivery systems, as studied by Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co. in association with the Child Welfare League of America (CWLA) during the period of November 1975 through February 1976. The initial products of the survey were 25 state profiles; these…
Descriptors: Administration, Administrative Policy, Child Welfare, Children
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