The North Carolina State Legislature made outpatient commitment (OPC) criteria less restrictive than involuntary hospitalization criteria, provided an enforcement mechanism, gave facilities and staff immunity from liability, and allocated funds for OPC patients. Data collected in a state-wide study of civil commitment respondents in North Carolina…

This report was written as part of an attempt by the state of Vermont to significantly decrease the number of adolescents involved in self-destructive and suicidal behaviors. It focuses on schools as a starting point to preventing youth suicide in Vermont. The introduction outlines the extent of the problem of adolescent suicide. The remainder of…

An educational evaluation design based on a non-linear model of change is presented for use in configuring statewide and/or district-wide systems to support schools in which all students learn to think and acquire basic skills and information. Discussed as a concrete example is Connecticut's Common Core of Learning (CCL), which describes what the…

The compendium describes the 48 programs currently participating in the Illinois supported employment initiative. Programs are described in terms of purpose, current focus of programmatic activity, geographic area served, type and level of handicapping conditions experienced by the individuals served, and program-developed products. An…

The report presents findings and recommendations from an evaluation of Kentucky's gifted and talented education programs. Data sources included grant applications, Department of Education reports, and visits to 16 districts. Interviews were conducted with staff from the Department of Education, University of Kentucky, and the 16 districts…

The report examines issues in the "aging out" process, in which handicapped youth 21 years of age are no longer eligible for publicly funded residential, educational, and child care facilities. Procedures involved in New York's transitional care and maintenance programs are noted, and new concepts regarding the extent of society's…

State and local efforts at interagency collaboration for handicapped children are examined in a report that first describes the mandates of P.L. 94-142, The Education For All Handicapped Children Act. Effective approaches to state-level interagency collaboration in Louisiana, Delaware, Maine, New Jersey, Michigan, Rhode Island, Massachusetts,…

The report documents services available to persons with autism in West Virginia and recommends types of services needed. A survey is said to have revealed that only 99 persons with autism were served by statewide nonschool programs, in contrast with projections of 1,939 nonschool-age autistic individuals. Background information details the…

In a background report and five appendices, this fact sheet reviews the automation status of state child support enforcement programs, giving particular attention to the status of automation efforts, state and federal officials' views, and reasons for progress or lack of progress. Information was obtained primarily by telephone interviews of…

A mandated study was made of Virginia's roles in child day care regulation and the promotion of high quality care. The primary objectives of the study were to: (1) examine the state's goals in regulating child day care and determine whether changes to the regulatory system were needed to meet those goals; and (2) review the state's role in…

The School-Age Parenting and Infant Development (SAPID) Program Quality Review (PQR) Instrument focuses on multiple uses related to California's SAPID programs. SAPID programs provide: (1) education for the school-age parent, including classes in parenting education, opportunities for career development, and high school graduation; and (2) care…

Evaluation of Texas' statewide, 4-week Family Day Home Care Provider Program (FDHCPP) indicated that the program, with certain changes in procedures, should be continued. The FDHCPP used the existing network of Texas Agricultural Extension Service agents as managers to disseminate information to family day care providers on the topics of business…

The report describes efforts in six state projects demonstrating that communication and cooperation in state and local service delivery systems can improve services for children, especially preschoolers, with handicaps. State responses to questions of changes attributable to the project, additional resources received to continue the project, and…

This information memorandum, prepared for the Wisconsin Special Committee on Pregnancy Options, provides a summary of selected programs in five other states relating to adolescent pregnancy prevention. The memorandum notes that the programs selected have state statutory or administrative rule mandates or receive substantial administrative and…

Provided are guidelines and background information for use in applying for guaranteed loans through the Day Care Facilities Loan Guarantee Fund (the "Fund"), which is administered by the Maryland Department of Economic and Community Development. The purpose of the Fund is to guarantee loans made by lending institutions to finance the…