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Download full textFox, Andrew M.; Veele, Sarah – Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families, 2020
Juvenile Rehabilitation (JR) became part of Washington State's Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) on July 1, 2019. JR serves the state's highest-risk youth who have been charged with a qualifying offense and either adjudicated in a county's juvenile court or convicted in an adult criminal court. In 2000, JR needed to further define…
Descriptors: Delinquent Rehabilitation, Juvenile Courts, Delinquency Prevention, Models
Goodwin, Gretta L. – US Government Accountability Office, 2020
Federal and other studies have noted that exposure to violence and substance abuse make Native American youth susceptible to becoming involved with the justice system. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) was asked to examine federal and tribal efforts to address juvenile delinquency and the barriers tribes face in doing so. This report…
Descriptors: American Indians, Delinquency, Youth, Violence
Goodwin, Gretta L. – US Government Accountability Office, 2020
The Bureau of Prisons (BOP) is responsible for managing the care and custody of approximately 175,000 federal inmates--an estimated 20 percent of whom have been diagnosed with a substance use disorder. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) was asked to review BOP's efforts to provide drug treatment to federal inmates. This report (1)…
Descriptors: Correctional Institutions, Institutionalized Persons, Clinical Diagnosis, Substance Abuse
Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President, 2018
"Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2019" contains the Budget Message of the President, information on the President's priorities, and summary tables. 2018 has seen boosted economic growth, the creation of more than two million jobs, and the addition of nearly $5 trillion in new wealth to the stock market. Unemployment…
Descriptors: Federal Government, Budgets, Expenditures, Economic Development
Texas State Board of Education, Austin. – 1989
The Texas Education Agency, in cooperation with the Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse, was directed by the Texas State Legislature to study the problem of substance abuse by public school students and to develop guidelines for public school districts to use in implementing substance abuse education programs. This document reports on the…
Descriptors: Drug Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Public Schools, Substance Abuse
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on the Judiciary. – 1990
This document presents witness testimony and supplemental materials from a Congressional hearing called to examine Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue, a cartoon designed to teach children about the danger of substance abuse. Opening statements are included by Senator Joseph Biden, Jr., chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and by Senators Strom…
Descriptors: Cartoons, Childrens Television, Drug Education, Hearings
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on the Judiciary. – 2001
A hearing was held on the role of prevention in the comprehensive drug control policy of the United States. The hearing demonstrated a strengthening of the commitment to reduce the demand for drugs. It also showed bi-partisan support to remain vigilant in defense of the borders and in punishing those who sell or manufacture drugs. It states that…
Descriptors: Drug Education, Drug Rehabilitation, Federal Legislation, Government Role
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families. – 1989
This hearing was called to develop a better understanding of the damage to women and their babies resulting from substance abuse during pregnancy. The hearing transcript addresses prevalence and trends, impacts on mothers and children, impacts on health care costs, impacts on the child welfare system, legal and health policy issues, intervention…
Descriptors: Congenital Impairments, Developmental Disabilities, Drug Abuse, Hearings
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. – 1998
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…
Descriptors: Community Problems, Community Programs, Health Education, Hearings
Peer reviewedGibbs, Annette – West's Education Law Reporter, 1991
Mandatory testing of college and university athletes has met with mixed success not only in combating substance abuse but in legal arguments. Students have claimed that drug testing violates their constitutional rights of equal protection, protection against unreasonable search and seizure, and due process, and is a gross invasion of privacy.…
Descriptors: Athletes, College Athletics, Court Litigation, Drug Education
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. – 1992
This document contains oral and written testimony of witnesses who appeared before the Senate committee considering legislation aimed at reducing tobacco addiction among minors. Opening statements were made by Senators Bryan, Ford, Gorton, Kasten, and Sanford. Witnesses included the following: the chief of police, Waunakee, Wisconsin; a…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Educational Legislation, Health Education, Health Promotion
New Jersey State Dept. of Education, Trenton. – 1990
Incident reports of violence, vandalism, and substance abuse prepared by local school districts for the 1988-1989 school year are summarized and compared with reports from previous years (1984-1988). The data are based on summarized information received in county offices of education from school districts. The data collected for this report are…
Descriptors: Crime, Crime Prevention, Crisis Intervention, Elementary Secondary Education
New Jersey State Dept. of Education, Trenton. – 1987
This document describes two programs that make up one of New Jersey's major initiatives to address the problem of substance abuse. The first program described is the Chemical Health Curriculum Development Grant Program, which is funded by a state appropriation; the second is the Substance Abuse Coordinator Grant Program, which combines federal…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Drug Abuse, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families. – 1992
Based on hearings, current research, and interviews with experts, including researchers, medical and service providers, and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) educators, this Select Committee report assesses the impact of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) epidemic on youth and identifies strategies policymakers and program planners…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Federal Legislation
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control. – 1991
This report of a congressional hearing presents information on children exposed to drugs prenatally and their later educational problems. The document begins with an opening statement and a prepared statement from Representative Charles B. Rangel. Testimony and prepared statements from the following witnesses are included: (1) Evelyn Davis,…
Descriptors: Children, Drug Abuse, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education
