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The Effect of Alaska's Home Visitation Program for High-Risk Families on Trends in Abuse and Neglect
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Gessner, Bradford D. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2008
Objectives: At 6 sites serving 21 communities, Alaska implemented Healthy Families Alaska, a home visitation program using paraprofessionals designed to decrease child abuse and neglect. The primary study objective was to compare changes over time in Child Protective Services outcomes by Healthy Families Alaska enrollment status. Methods:…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Child Abuse, Home Visits, Program Effectiveness
Alaska's Children, 1998. Alaska Head Start State Collaboration Project, Quarterly Report.
Douglas, Dorothy, Ed. – Alaska's Children, 1998
This document consists of four issues of the quarterly report "Alaska's Children," which provides information on the Alaska Head Start State Collaboration Project and updates on Head Start activities in Alaska. Regular features in the issues include a calendar of conferences and meetings, a status report on Alaska's children, reports…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, Brain, Compensatory Education, Early Childhood Education
Program Evaluation and Implications of a Rural Early Intervention Associate Preparation Program.
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Ryan, Susan; Wallstrom, Tim – Infant-Toddler Intervention: The Transdisciplinary Journal, 2001
The Specialized Training of Associates in Rural Alaska (STARS) is a 3-year project providing preparation to early intervention associates in rural Alaska and services to infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families. Evaluation methods and results are reported. Appendices describe the 24 training modules and list the program's…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Early Intervention, Family Programs
Alaska's Children, 2000. Alaska Head Start State Collaboration Project. Quarterly Report.
Douglas, Dorothy, Ed. – Alaska's Children, 2000
This document consists of the two 2000 issues of "Alaska's Children," which provides information on the Alaska Head Start State Collaboration Project and updates on Head Start activities in Alaska. Regular features include a calendar of conferences and meetings, a status report on Alaska's children, reports from the Alaska Children's…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, Brain, Child Welfare, Compensatory Education
Healthy Families.
Powell, Jeff – Family Health Dataline, 1997
Healthy Families Alaska is a program that identifies families at risk of having children with poor health outcomes and provides intensive paraprofessional home visitation services specific to individual family needs and culturally relevant to Native families. Program goals, elements of effective home visitations, enrollment procedures, service…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, At Risk Persons, Case Studies, Child Abuse
Alaska's Children, 1999. Alaska Head Start State Collaboration Project, Quarterly Report.
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Douglas, Dorothy, Ed. – Alaska's Children, 1999
This document consists of four issues of the quarterly report "Alaska's Children," which provides information on the Alaska Head Start State Collaboration Project and updates on Head Start activities in Alaska. Regular features in the issues include a calendar of conferences and meetings, a status report on Alaska's children, reports…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Alaska Natives, Brain, Compensatory Education
The Unfinished Agenda: Caring for Alaska's Children. Updated Report.
Alaska Office of the Governor, Juneau. Governor's Interim Commission on Children and Youth. – 1989
This report describes programs for Alaska's children. Discussed are the efforts of the Governor's Interim Commission on Children and Youth to construct a coherent, long-term, and effective children's policy for the state. A comprehensive system of services rooted in prevention and intervention is proposed for future long-term policy development.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Blue Ribbon Commissions, Childhood Needs