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Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families. – 1990
This document contains the second in a series of Congressional hearings being held by the Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families to examine substance abuse among pregnant and parenting women and to explore prevention and treatment strategies. In his opening statement, Committee Chairman George Miller expresses hope that testimony…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Drug Addiction, Hearings, Mothers
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families. – 1989
This hearing was called to develop a better understanding of the damage to women and their babies resulting from substance abuse during pregnancy. The hearing transcript addresses prevalence and trends, impacts on mothers and children, impacts on health care costs, impacts on the child welfare system, legal and health policy issues, intervention…
Descriptors: Congenital Impairments, Developmental Disabilities, Drug Abuse, Hearings
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families. – 1990
This document contains the text of a one of a series of Congressional hearings called to examine substance abuse among pregnant and parenting women and to explore prevention and treatment strategies. This hearing focuses on federal and state policies designed to address the urgency of perinatal substance abuse. Witnesses provide testimony on state…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Children, Drug Addiction, Federal Legislation
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House. – 1980
This record of the Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control contains testimonies concerning the use of drugs and drug addiction during pregnancy. The physiological and psychological effects of various drugs on a pregnant woman and her developing fetus are discussed. Various programs created to care for pregnant addicts are described by…
Descriptors: Congenital Impairments, Drug Abuse, Drug Addiction, Drug Rehabilitation
Senate Committee of Canada (Ontario). Standing Senate Committee on Health, Welfare and Science. – 1978
Experiences in prenatal life and early childhood that may cause personality disorders or criminal behavior in later life are examined in these proceedings of the Subcommittee on Childhood Experiences as Causes of Criminal Behavior of the Standing Committee on Health, Welfare and Science. This issue, the eighteenth in a series of 19 hearings dating…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Antisocial Behavior, Birth, Early Experience
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Science and Technology. – 1981
This hearing focuses on scientific and policy deficiencies in the area of drug-induced birth defects. Witnesses charge that (1) the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) does not require the kinds of clinical studies that are necessary to actually determine the safety of drugs used in pregnancy, (2) the FDA does nothing to enable women to find out…
Descriptors: Accountability, Drug Use, Ethics, Guidelines
Senate Committee of Canada (Ontario). Standing Senate Committee on Health, Welfare and Science. – 1978
Experiences in prenatal life and early childhood that may cause personality disorders or criminal behavior in later life are examined in these proceedings of the Subcommittee on Childhood Experiences as Causes of Criminal Behavior, of the Standing Committee on Health, Welfare and Science, Senate of Canada. This issue, the fifth in a series of 19…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Antisocial Behavior, Child Rearing, Coping
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control. – 1991
A Congressional hearing was held to focus on problems faced by schools due to students who have been exposed to drugs, and ways the federal government can help teachers and administrators ameliorate the crisis of student exposure to drugs. The topics discussed included teachers' difficulties in dealing with the increasing number of drug-exposed…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Child Health, Children, Cocaine
Senate Committee of Canada (Ontario). Standing Senate Committee on Health, Welfare and Science. – 1978
Experiences in prenatal life and early childhood that may cause personality disorders or criminal behavior in later life are examined in these proceedings of the Subcommittee on Childhood Experiences as Causes of Criminal Behavior of the Standing Committee on Health, Welfare and Science, Senate of Canada. This issue, the ninth in a series of 19…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Antisocial Behavior, Child Abuse, Child Advocacy
Indiana State Board of Health, Indianapolis. – 1986
The Indiana statewide Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) prevention plan focuses on community education efforts targeted for specific high risk groups as well as health care and other professionals. Plans are summarized for dissemination of information to the following groups: risk groups, physicians, dental health, nursing, ancillary…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Allied Health Occupations, Communicable Diseases, Health Personnel
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families. – 1990
The hearing reported in this document was called to address the human havoc wreaked by substance abuse among pregnant women in America. Witnesses included leading scientists and innovative service providers qualified to supply the best information on chemically dependent women across the country and to point the way to a better understanding of…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Child Abuse, Child Advocacy, Child Custody
