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Download full textHenggeler, Scott W.; Schoenwald, Sonja K. – Society for Research in Child Development, 2011
In a context where more than 1,000,000 American adolescents are processed by juvenile courts annually and approximately 160,000 are sent to residential placements, this paper examines "what works" and "what doesn't work" in reducing the criminal behavior of juvenile offenders and presents examples of government initiatives that have successfully…
Descriptors: Intervention, Antisocial Behavior, Delinquency Prevention, Juvenile Courts
Direct linkWalker, Janet S., Ed. – Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children's Mental Health, 2005
This issue of "Focal Point" explores the concepts of resilience and recovery and what they mean in the context of mental health care for children and adolescents. From the articles, it emerges that the terminology associated with recovery and resilience (particularly the word, recovery, itself) can be confusing and even off-putting to…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Mental Health, Personality, Longitudinal Studies
Peer reviewedLa Grow, Steven J. – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 2004
This study evaluated the effects of providing comprehensive low vision services to elderly persons with visual impairments in New Zealand. The 93 participants were matched on age, gender, and visual function with 93 who did not have access to comprehensive low vision services. No significant differences were found between the groups at posttest…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Services, Quality of Life, Visual Impairments
Michael, Jennifer, Ed. – Child Welfare League of America (NJ3), 2008
The Child Welfare League of America is the nation's oldest and largest membership-based child welfare organization committed to engaging people everywhere in promoting the well-being of children, youth, and their families and protecting every child from harm. By publishing a diverse range of views on a wide array of topics, "Children's…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Child Welfare, Access to Education, Higher Education
Walker, Janet S., Ed. – Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children's Mental Health, 2006
This issue of "Focal Point" describes the need for, and provides examples of, new strategies for meeting the mental health needs of children and adolescents involved with the juvenile justice system. Articles in this issue discuss the particular need for correction in the way that the juvenile justice system interacts with youth who have mental…
Descriptors: Health Services, Court Litigation, Mental Health Programs, Mental Health
Caspar, Emma, Ed. – Institute for Research on Poverty, 2009
The purpose of "Focus" is to provide coverage of poverty-related research, events, and issues, and to acquaint a large audience with the work of the Institute for Research on Poverty by means of short essays on selected pieces of research. This issue contains the following articles: (1) Changing poverty and changing antipoverty policies…
Descriptors: Poverty, Economically Disadvantaged, Family Structure, Skilled Workers
