Discusses the background, philosophy and provisions of the Model State Subsidized Adoption Act, which makes appropriate adoptions possible, through public subsidy, of children who might not otherwise be adopted because of special circumstances (handicaps, race, age). (ED)

Examined in this article are the operations and philosophy of ARENA (Adoption Resource Exchange of North America), a clearinghouse organized and operated by the Child Welfare League of America to help agencies find homes for their hard-to-place children. (CS)

Many communities have expressed their concern about inadequacies in child care by setting up a Community Coordinated Child Care (4-C) council that brings together all those involved with services to children and families. (Author/RY)

Describes an "Aggressive Adoption" program designed to combat the problem of foster care "drift" by expanding the availability of adoption resources for children in the care of a small, public child welfare agency. (RH)

Discusses the origins, makeup, and activities of child death review teams (CDRTs) used in 21 states in the states' quest to solve cases involving the suspicious death of a child. Advocates the creation of CDRTs in states which do not have them. (MDM)

Documents the need for seamless funding of child-care services, which allows families to move between child-care services that are funded through different sources without a disruption in service or a need to change providers. Describes the process undertaken by the state of New York to implement such a funding system. (MDM)

Stresses the need for increased federal, state, and local support for child immunizations resulting from the alarming increases in the incidence of rubella and other infectious diseases, and endorses the Standards for Pediatric Immunization Practices recently published in the "Journal of the American Medical Association." (MDM)

Examines research about serious childhood injuries. Describes a state program that tries to ensure the safety of children in family day care homes. (PCB)

Presents clients' perceptions of aspects of the foster care system. Includes quotations from written testimony submitted to the Governor's Task Force on Foster Care for Children (Maine 1980), taped interviews with foster children and biological parents, taped testimony delivered at public hearings, and written responses to foster parent…

Examines how the child support enforcement program in Alaska has responded to the challenges of distance, weather, and cultural differences through training representatives, making waiting areas more comfortable, conducting random customer evaluation of services, establishing travel hubs in regional offices and meeting with community leaders and…

Summarizes the beginnings of family support programs for developmentally disabled children and their families; their present workings; and the direction they should be going. (BB)

Describes features of the federal-state Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Training (JOBS) Program for teenage parents. JOBS Program strategies focus on teenage parent identification, financial incentives, enriched educational services, strong case management, networks with community agencies, and a commitment to responsibility by teenage parents.…

Discusses ways to prevent child abuse and neglect through parent education and home visiting programs for at-risk families that stress early intervention and preventive measures. Describes the Healthy Start program developed in Hawaii as a model for other states to follow. (MDM)

Discusses the development and preliminary evaluation of an experimental statewide system of services in North Carolina for seriously behaviorally/emotionally disturbed adolescents. The program successfully provides these youngsters with appropriate treatment, education, training, and care suited to their individual needs, including community-based…

Reports on the organization and results of a state-funded program that provides the opportunity for adolescents in foster homes or institutions to make the transition to self-sufficient living arrangements. (SS)