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Peer reviewedStoner, Madeleine R. – Urban and Social Change Review, 1984
Discusses demographic characteristics of the homeless and considers the causes of homelessness. Reviews programs, services, and recent federal and local government attempts to solve this problem. Calls for a comprehensive service system for the homeless, which would include emergency shelter and crisis intervention, transitional community…
Descriptors: Government Role, Housing Needs, Private Agencies, Program Effectiveness
Peer reviewedBesharov, Douglas J. – Public Interest, 1986
Child advocates have succeeded in getting child abuse recognized as a serious social problem requiring governmental response. Ironically, this success now threatens the viability of child abuse programs: 65 percent of all reports are ultimately dismissed. This flood of unfounded reports violates parental rights and overwhelms the limited resources…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Child Abuse, Child Advocacy, Children
