This Hearing before the House Subcommittee on Federal, State and Community Services of the Select Committee on Aging includes statements from congressmen, police and medical officers, and senior citizen helping persons. (JLL)

The Subcommittee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse of the Senate Committee of Human Resources exists to review the federally funded alcohol and drug abuse education and prevention programs for youth. The purpose of this hearing was to consider S. 2915, a bill to renew and revise the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Education Act. Specifically, it suggests…

This publication contains the testimony from a hearing on growth and tobacco use. Statements include: (1) Opening Statement of Senator Bill Frist; (2) Statements of a panel of teens, Brandi Battle, Washington, DC; Kellie Jolly, Tennessee; Nickita Bradley, Maryland; and Josh, Virginia; followed by discussion; (3) Discussion and prepared statements…

This Hearing before the House Subcommittee on Housing and Consumer Interests, of the Select Committee on Aging, contains statements from agency personnel, law enforcement persons, older citizens, and minority group representatives. (JLL)

The testimony presented in this document discusses the extent of the problem of youth violence, risk factors, type of approach required, federal prevention efforts, and conclusions. It is suggested that young people at risk of later violence tend to: come from families that are abusive, neglectful, and otherwise dysfunctional; show an early…

This document presents witnesses' testimonies and prepared statements from the Congressional hearing conducted on H.R. 457, the Youth Suicide Prevention Act, legislation which would authorize funds to be reserved from the Secretary's discretionary fund in the Chapter 2 Program for youth suicide prevention programs administered in the Department of…

This document presents witness testimonies and prepared statements from the Senate hearing on youth violence, strategies for its prevention, and the appropriate role of the federal government. The hearing stresses the need for a comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach for youth violence prevention strategies and more coordination by the federal…

Testimony given at a hearing on the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act which is scheduled to expire in September 1992 is presented in this document. An opening statement by Representative Matthew G. Martinez, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Human Resources of the Committee on Education and Labor, discusses the vulnerability of youth.…

This document presents testimony regarding the impact of violence on children. The opening statement of Senator Dodd discusses the exposure of American children to violence and notes the Senator's introduction of the "Child and Family Services and Law Enforcement Partnership Act," an act proposed to provide children exposed to violence…

This document contains the texts of two Congressional hearings examining youth suicide, youth suicide prevention, and the appropriate role of the federal government. The texts of two bills are included: H.R. 1099 which would require the Secretary of Education to establish a grant program to assist local educational agencies in operating…

This subcommittee report focuses on various units within the social structure to determine the role they play and how best to support these units in efforts to alleviate conditions resulting in social problems. The testimony highlights problems in public programs related to foster care, adoption, and juvenile justice along with the problems of…

In a national poll conducted in 1988, 83 percent of the American people felt that the nation's drug problem was "out of control." In 1988, Congress, responding to the public mandate, passed the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988. Title III of the Act specifically addressed these issues by authorizing two anti-drug programs for youth. These two…

New approaches need to be developed to constructively join law and education without resort to constant litigation and judicial intervention. The case for "preventive law" in public education is presented and a four-step implementation procedure recommended. (Author/MLF)

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 Cause of Criminal Behavior of the Standing Committee on Health, Welfare and Science. This issue, the second in a series of 19 hearings dating from…

This document presents a report and supplemental views from the House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor concerning H.R. 4650, The Youth Suicide Prevention Act. An amendment to the bill is provided and a brief summary of the purpose of the Youth Suicide Prevention Act is given. Legislative background and consideration of the bill…