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Peer reviewedOlsen, Lenore J. – Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, 1995
Describes one community-based program designed to support and strengthen families with an identified problem of substance abuse. Discusses parents' progress in addressing their problems, reduction of risk in Project families, children's placement experience, and client satisfaction. Concludes with implications for practice with substance…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Community Programs, Family Problems, Family Programs
Download full textNational Center for Health Services Research and Development (DHEW/PHS), Rockville, MD. – 1976
Discussed are practical factors involved in planning and carrying out child abuse and neglect treatment programs. It is explained that the information is based on the experience of 11 demonstration projects in 10 states. Chapter 1 details planning theories and offers a model for program planning. Chapter 2 is designed to inform planners of typical…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Child Welfare, Community Programs
Family Support America, Chicago, IL. – 1996
Noting the potential of family support as an effective agent for change, this essay explores family support as community-based services to promote the well-being of children and families designed to increase the strength and stability of families, to increase parents' confidence and competence in their parenting abilities, to afford children a…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Change Strategies, Child Welfare, Children
Vapnar, Gretchen S. – 1980
This manual describes the operation of a shelter facility for victims of domestic violence and is based on the program developed by the Community Crisis Center in Elgin, Illinois. The introduction discusses ways to organize concerned individuals; steps are then given for gathering information and resources, and acquiring real estate, equipment,…
Descriptors: Battered Women, Child Abuse, Child Welfare, Community Programs
Wattenberg, Esther, Ed. – 1995
This collection of papers is drawn from a conference dedicated to children suffering from the harm associated with being born to neglecting families, a circumstance that has emerged as the most challenging phenomenon for the child welfare system. Papers consider the dimensions of the problem, treatment models, policy considerations, and recent…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Development, Child Neglect, Child Welfare
Feig, Laura – 1990
This paper brings together information on the conditions and needs of children who have been exposed to drugs, federal programs that affect the well-being of these children, and policy questions that need resolution. Discussion concerns: (1) characteristics of infants who have been exposed to drugs and their families, including prevalence and…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Childhood Needs, Children, Community Programs
Jones, Deb; And Others – 1995
Information on the prevention of child maltreatment is provided, as well as methods and programs to respond to the maltreatment of children with disabilities, ages birth to 5 years. Challenges to providing effective service delivery are addressed, along with the family perspective and total family needs. Risk factors that affect family functioning…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Caregiver Child Relationship, Child Abuse, Child Neglect
