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Marchitello, Max; Korman, Hailly T. N. – Bellwether Education Partners, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic will have a profound, lasting impact on students, particularly those who are already marginalized. This includes students in foster care, those in juvenile detention facilities, or those experiencing homelessness. Schools, districts, nonprofit organizations, and other partners play a critical role in ensuring that systems…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, At Risk Students, Foster Care
National Council on Disability, 2010
Americans with disabilities depend on the disability services infrastructure, which consists of health, education, and social services programs. The need for these services is expected to increase significantly in the coming decades as a result of several factors, most notably the aging of the baby boom generation and declining birthrates. These…
Descriptors: Employment Services, Private Sector, Quality of Life, Baby Boomers
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Flango, Victor Eugene – Child Welfare, 1990
An estimate of the total number of adoptions in the United States and the proportion of total adoptions conducted by public agencies in 1987 was drawn from adoption information from state social services agencies, bureaus of vital statistics, and state court administrative offices. (BB)
Descriptors: Adopted Children, Adoption, Child Welfare, Placement
McAnally, Patricia L.; Linz, Mary Hubbard – 1988
This survey collected extensive data from 770 county case managers, case manager supervisors, consumers, and service providers in Minnesota in order to provide a comprehensive description of case management practices serving individuals with developmental disabilities. The survey report describes current case management practices, identifies…
Descriptors: Administration, Agency Cooperation, Agency Role, Delivery Systems
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Dobson, John R. A. – 1980
A study isolated and examined the words most frequently used by voluntary organizations in Atlantic Canada to describe their goals (what), learning objectives and activities (how), and conditions (who/for whom). Research methodology involved (1) administering a questionnaire for identification of goals, learning objectives and activities, and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Agency Role, Classification
Delaware State Dept. of Public Instruction, Dover. – 1990
The September 30, 1990 enrollments are reported for educational programs administered by three agencies of the Delaware State Government: the Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS); Department of Corrections (DDC); and Department of Services for Children, Youth, and Their Families (DSCYF). Data concerning 474 students in this report…
Descriptors: Correctional Education, Correctional Institutions, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment
Spielberger, Julie; Rich, Lauren; Winje, Carolyn; Scannell, Molly; Gouvea, Marcia – Chapin Hall Center for Children, 2011
This is the fifth and final report of a longitudinal study examining the use of a comprehensive system of prevention and early intervention services in Palm Beach County, and how its use relates to the outcomes of children and families living in four targeted geographic areas (TGAs) with high rates of poverty, teen pregnancy, crime, and child…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Poverty, Mothers, Prevention
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Yette, Rebecca; And Others – 1994
This report describes clients who were served by the Washington State Department of Social Health Services (DSHS) from July, 1991, through June, 1992. The 1992 Washington State Legislative District Boundaries were used. The report provides data on the following: (1) how many unduplicated clients from each Legislative District used each division…
Descriptors: Human Services, Program Effectiveness, Social Services, State Agencies
Rosenthal, James A.; And Others – 1985
This report represents the first comprehensive summary of child abuse and neglect reporting in Colorado. Section I of this report presents an initial summary listing the number of confirmed and unconfirmed reports of abuse over a 14-year period and a look at key findings based on analysis of confirmed reports. Data and analyses are presented in…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Parent Child Relationship, Parent Counseling
Ebb, Nancy – 1994
This report examines state-by-state child support data to determine the impact of child support legislation over the last decade. In the text portion, the report compares data provided by the states in fiscal years 1983 and 1992. It finds that while states have made some improvements over the decade, performance in many critical areas has remained…
Descriptors: Administration, Caseworkers, Child Support, Law Enforcement
Morrison Institute for Public Policy, Arizona State University, 2008
This report presents the findings of the Arizona Indicators Panel, a statewide representative sample of Arizonans conducted in May and July 2008. Arizonans think best of local hospitals and community parks among a group of government and community services. While they did not think particularly well of the responsiveness of local governments' to…
Descriptors: Community Services, Social Problems, Child Abuse, Hospitals
George, Robert M.; And Others – 1994
The Foster Care Data Archive is a five-state database that contains foster care career histories for all children who have been placed in a state-supervised substitute-care living arrangement. The Archive was started with five participating states--California, Illinois, Michigan, New York, and Texas--which together provide services to almost half…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Child Welfare, Databases, Definitions
Yette, Rebecca; And Others – 1994
This report describes clients served by the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) from July 1990 through June 1991. The report lists the number of clients served in ten DSHS programs--broken down by county--and the direct service dollars spent on those clients. Researchers also grouped the clients by age and by…
Descriptors: Community Services, Health Care Costs, Health Needs, Health Programs
Wulczyn, Fred H.; Harden, Allen W.; Goerge, Robert M. – 1997
The Foster Care Data Archive is a database containing foster care career histories for all children placed in state-supervised substitute-care living arrangements in California, Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, New York, and Texas. This update report examines trends in agency caseloads, characteristics of entrants, and duration in care. Part 1…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Child Welfare, Children, Databases
Hodgkinson, Harold – Phi Delta Kappan, 1993
Describes U.S. student body's unique diversity and startling demographic changes to come, considers student achievement data from grade school to graduate school, discusses educators' failures in working with certain students, and indicates what must be done to educate all young Americans. Concentrating efforts on at-risk students (lowest 40%) and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Agency Cooperation, Comparative Education, Educational Attainment
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