Applying an International Innovation to Help U.S. Children: The Child Welfare Ombudsman.

Davidson, Howard A.

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Publication Date: 1995

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Applying an International Innovation to Help U.S. Children: The Child Welfare Ombudsman.

Davidson, Howard A.

Child and Youth Care Administrator, v6 n2 p19-24 1995

Children's ombudsmen's work in other countries suggests that a strong, independent, government child advocacy agency can provide an important alternative to overloaded courts and social service agencies. Ombudsmen's programs located within each state government are seen as essential to providing timely, realistic protection for children. (ET)

Descriptors: Administrators, Adolescents, Child Advocacy, Child Welfare, Childhood Needs, Children, Childrens Rights, Government Role, Juvenile Courts, Juvenile Justice, Ombudsmen

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child

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