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Peer reviewedMelton, Gary B. – Child and Youth Services, 1982
Several Supreme Court decisions in the last 15 years have demonstrated expanding recognition of the rights of minors and other dependent groups. At the same time, these recent trends have engendered conflicts concerning minors' competence to make judgments, relationships between child and family autonomy, and differing interests in child advocacy.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Advocacy, Children, Childrens Rights
Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1989
This report presents testimony given at a hearing concerning the establishment of a national policy on children and youth, the Young Americans Act. Under this act, there would be an Office for Children, Youth and Families at the federal level and in each of the 50 states. These offices would support local offices, coordinate programs which affect…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Advocacy, Child Welfare, Children
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. – 1986
This document contains testimonies from witnesses and prepared statements from the Congressional hearing called to examine the exploitation of runaway children and adolescents. Opening statements are included from Senators Hawkins, Dodd, and Grassley which briefly describe runaway statistics, the dangers faced by runaways, and efforts to help…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Abuse, Child Advocacy, Children
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1980
This report on the congressional hearings before the House Subcommittee on Human Resources concerns the Juvenile Justice Amendments of 1980, a bill to reauthorize and extend the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974. The text of the proposed amendments is followed by numerous statements, letters, and supplemental materials…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Advocacy, Correctional Institutions, Delinquency Prevention
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families. – 1987
This document contains witnesses' testimonies and prepared statements from the Congressional hearing called to examine the living conditions of children in state care. Parents, youth workers, legal advocates, program administrators and state officials discuss the cost effectiveness of community-based services and the effectiveness of various…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Advocacy, Child Welfare, Children
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families. – 1991
A Congressional hearing on noise-induced hearing loss, an often overlooked health issue, was held to determine the extent of the problem in children and youth. Congresswoman Patricia Schroeder, who presided, cited the effects of repeated exposure to loud sounds over a period of time, including the role that personal stereos and some common…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Advocacy, Child Health, Concerts
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. – 1997
These hearings transcripts present testimony before the Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources to address the question of how to improve the health care status of American children. The hearings addressed a range of issues relating to children's health from witnesses with expertise in pediatric care, public health, mental health, and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Advocacy, Child Health, Child Welfare
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1984
Provided in this document are the text of H.R. 4971, a record of testimony offered in a congressional hearing, and a wide variety of supplemental materials. H.R. 4971 is a bill to amend the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (JJDP) Act of 1974 to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1985 through 1989 and for other purposes. Numerous…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Advisory Committees, Advocacy, Children
Regional Inst. of Social Welfare Research, Athens, GA. – 1981
This report presents both compilation of recent information on the legal status of adolescents in the United States and a resource for assessing the changes and trends faced by today's adolescents. The first eleven chapters of the report present summary tables and accompanying assessments of the sources of change that occurred in the statutory law…
Descriptors: Abortions, Adolescents, Alcoholism, Child Advocacy
