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Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1982
These hearings present a performance review of and information about the Federal administration of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act, which assists 169 centers for runaways throughout the country. The centers provide emergency shelter and family mediation for many of the youngsters who run away or who are directed to leave home by their parents.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Delinquency, Family Problems, Family Relationship
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1982
This document contains a transcript of hearings held to review the year's progress of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), to review budget and personnel reductions, and to evaluate the effect on the OJJDP of the termination of the Law Enforcement Assistance Agency (LEAA). Witnesses testifying included representatives…
Descriptors: Delinquency, Delinquency Prevention, Delinquent Rehabilitation, Economic Status
Peer reviewedRyburn, Murray – Early Child Development and Care, 1993
Examines New Zealand legislation that allows families greater decision-making power when the safety and welfare of their children are seen to be at risk. Discusses the Family Group Conference intervention model and its efficacy, concerns and criticisms that this model has evoked, and the model's potential applicability to child care and protection…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Child Welfare, Decision Making, Family Environment
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. – 1981
This publication contains the proceedings of the Senate Subcommittee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse hearings in April 1981, which reviewed and evaluated current alcohol and drug education programs and the role of its government. Statements by government staff as well as nationwide directors of alcohol and drug education programs are provided along…
Descriptors: Alcohol Education, Community Programs, Drug Education, Federal Legislation
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1977
Reported here is the oversight hearing on the Youth Employment and Demonstrations Projects Act to examine the problem of youth unemployment and the extent to which existing federal programs are addressing the problem. Major content is the testimony of four witnesses: Leon Anderson, Division of Human Resources, U.S. Forest Service, Department of…
Descriptors: Employment Problems, Employment Programs, Employment Services, Federal Legislation
Taggart, Robert – 1980
Prepared as a basic background document for an interagency task force on youth employment, this report analyzes youth employment policies and programs for the 1980s. The main body of the report consists of three sections. Section 1, entitled "Policy Perspectives on the Youth Employment Problem," contains a discussion of pathways to…
Descriptors: Employment Patterns, Employment Potential, Employment Problems, Employment Programs
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on the Judiciary. – 1982
These hearings, focusing on financial support for community-based programs dealing with problems of runaway and homeless youths, explore the scope of the problem, types of activities which are being undertaken, and paths for future action. Testimony and prepared statements are presented by several witnesses including a commissioner of the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Block Grants, Community Programs, Delinquency
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families. – 1987
This document presents witnesses' testimonies and prepared statements from the Congressional hearing called to examine children's mental health issues, including the prevalence of mental illness among children, barriers to effective treatment, and responses that are effective in helping children and families. Witnesses providing testimony include:…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Emotional Disturbances, Emotional Problems
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Div. of Human Resources. – 1983
The Runaway and Homeless Youth Act authorizes funds under the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 for community-based centers that serve the shelter needs of runaway or homeless youths. To examine the effectiveness of the programs and the characteristics of program participants, the Government Accounting Office (GAO) visited 17…
Descriptors: Crisis Intervention, Delivery Systems, Federal Programs, Participant Characteristics
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. – 1985
Witnesses offered testimony bearing on budget issues and the reauthorization of the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Programs; the Special Supplemental Summer Food Program; the State Administrative Expense Program; the Commodity Distribution Program; and the Nutrition Education and Training Program. Testimony concerning permanently authorized…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Children, Costs, Federal Programs
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Subcommittee on Education, Arts and Humanities. – 1991
This document reports oral testimony and prepared statements of persons who testified at hearings on the financial difficulties confronting the Higher Education Assistance Foundation (HEAF) and the impact that situation has on the Stafford Student Loan Program of the Department of Education. Witnesses included: Lauro F. Cavazos, U.S. Department of…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Federal Aid, Higher Education, Problems
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families. – 1987
On June 9, 1987, a hearing was held for the purpose of receiving testimony about family preservation programs that aim to keep children out of foster care by strengthening troubled families. Testifying were program providers, a juvenile court judge, and families who have benefited from family preservation services. Testimony focused on the…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Costs, Family Problems, Family Programs
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on the Judiciary. – 1981
These proceedings of the Subcommittee on Juvenile Justice deal with the proposed abolition of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, which was marked for elimination in the proposed budget of the Justice Department. Testimony is presented that supports retention of this office along with the comments of senators, police and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Budgeting, Crime Prevention, Delinquency Prevention
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. – 1982
This document is a transcript of a United States Senate subcommittee hearing which was conducted to review the effort the Department of Transportation and the Federal Aviation Administration have undertaken to hire and train new air traffic controllers to take the places of those controllers who went on strike in August, 1981, and were…
Descriptors: Employee Attitudes, Employer Attitudes, Employer Employee Relationship, Hearings
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Health, Education, and Human Services Div. – 1998
Healthy Start is a 5-year program that encourages community-based strategies for reducing infant mortality. This report addresses Congressional concerns of preliminary evaluation results reported by the press concerning the program's efficacy. The report strives to answer three Congressional concerns: (1) the plan for the national program…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Problems, Evaluation Utilization, Federal Programs
