Describes the way in which six major private organizations in South Carolina were instrumental in setting up three major welfare programs and in establishing a new state office of child advocacy. (GO)

This article reports on results of a one-day public health survey conducted in six states by homeless youth providers to measure and compare risk factors between lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) homeless youth and non-LGB homeless youth. This article intends to inform the child welfare field on existing gaps in services and areas where more…

A survey of 69 family service workers at the Children's Aid Society of Metropolitan Toronto found that a family's housing situation was a factor in 18.4% of cases that resulted in the placement of children into care and that, in 8.6% of cases, the return home of children was delayed because of housing-related problems. (MDM)

Summarizes findings of a survey of eight First Nation (Canada Native) communities concerning the provision of child and family services. The results identify important differences concerning the causality of child welfare problems, the definition of key child welfare concepts, and the place of cultural values and practices in intervention. (MDM)