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PRACTICE ISSUES
ADOLESCENCE
Behavior
problems and relationships with family and peers during adolescents:
This study examines the relationship between (a) characteristics of adolescents'
social networks, personal resources, and environmental risks; and (b) adolescents'
behavior problems.
Changes
in Risk-Taking among High School Students, 1991-1997: Evidence from
the Youth Risk Behavior Surveys
Crisis
Intervention Manual: Intervention plan and crisis checklist
Children
and Poverty: Full text articles from The future of Children
Gang:
Publications and Bibliography
Gang
Publications: provided by Department of Justice
Juvenile
justice: a comprehensive publications on juvenile issues such as drugs,
crime, runaway....
Multiple
Threats: The co-Occurrence of Teen Health Risk Behaviors: A comprehensive
analysis examines health risk behaviors by students in grade 7 through
12.
New
Data on Sexual Behaviors of Teenage Males: The National Survey on Adolescent
males found that Sexual Activity decline and the use of contraception increases
Protective
and risk effects of peer relations and social support on antisocial behaviour
in adolescents from multi-problem milieus: This article addresses the
relation between antisocial behaviour and social resources in a 2-year
longitudinal study of 100 high-risk adolescents in residential care.
Reaching
Out to Multiple Risk Adolescents: Comprehensive overview of social
dynamic of multiple risk adolescents
Street
Culture Kidz: Fostering the healthy, secure, prosocial development
of children and youth is an important component of crime prevention through
social development.
Youth
Violence: Information that focuses on the concerns of family members
who have experienced, witnessed, or been victimized by school violence,
gang activity, and substance abuse.
Youth
Development: Youth related data base, statistics, research,
and evaluation
Youth
and Work Program: Publications on work based learning from Cornell
University
Youth-Positive
Youth Development: CWLA is managing a four-year grant from the DeWitt
Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund to promote the positive development of youths
in out-of-home care and help them move toward a self-sufficient and productive
adulthood
ADOPTION
Adoption:
Challenges in making adoption work successfully for all children
Adoption
Publications: Comprehensive resources and bibliography on adoption
issue
Children
of Color in Foster Care and The Multiethnic Placement Acts: The experiences
of families involved in transracial and same race adoptions
Consortium
for children: Consortium for Children was founded in 1999 with
the intent to support and collaborate with public child welfare agencies
and the judiciary.
The
Adoption Home Study Process: This process involves education and preparation
as well as the gathering of information about the prospective parents.
CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Caring
for Children and Toddler: Full text articles on issues related to children's
development.
Children's
Media Culture in the New Millenium: Mapping the Digital Landscape:Full
text articles on the impact of computers on children developmental trajectory
From
Neurons to Neighborhood: e-book on Early Childhood Developments
and how community shapes children pattern of socialization
Social
Influences on the Development of Children's Adaptive Help Seeking:
how parents, teachers, and peers contribute to the development of children's
skills and attitudes associated with adaptive help seeking.
CHILD MALTREATMENT
Abandonment:
Frequently asked questions
Abandoned
Infants Assistance: Publications on line
Baby
Moses Project: Practical and responsible alternative to child abandonment
Child
Abuse statistics: Preventing Child Abuse
Child
Health: Issues related to abuse, child care, substance used and other
health related subjects
Child
Protection and advocacy: Full text articles on child abuse issues
The
Link Between Child Abuse and Domestic Violence
National
Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect: Online Publications
Protecting
Children from Abuse and Neglect: A comprehensive overview of child
abuse and neglect from a history of child protective services to the latest
challenges.
CULTURAL
AWARENESS
A
Look at Cultural Competency: Practice Notes is dedicated to reminding
you of cultural sensitivity
Cultural
Competence Workshop: Suggested readings and issues related to cultural
promotion
Cultural
Competence Web: discussions on cultural competence
Issues
of language and culture impacting the early care of young Latino children:
A review of the connection between early thinking, language, and culture
is presented to emphasize the importance of examining the issue
Home
Visiting with families in Poverty: Introducing the concept of culture
Promoting
Cultural Diversity and Cultural Competency: Self-Assessment Checklist
for Personnel Providing Services and Supports to Children with Special
Health Needs and their Families
The
Implications of Culture on Developmental Delay: Theories of race, ethnicity
and culture: Introduction of different terminologies
CUSTODY
Divorce
and Custody
Divorce
and custody: Guideline for evaluation
DISABILITY
National
Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities: Publications
National
Information Clearinghouse On Children Who are Deaf-Blind: Selected
topics including communication, assessment
Special
Education for Disable Children
What
Questions Should I Ask About a Child's Disability?
DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE
Children
Exposed to Domestic Violence, Building Bridges between Domestic Violence
org. and Child Protective Service: Domestic violence advocates have
learned that the concerns of battered women are inextricably linked to
the welfare of their children.
Domestic
Violence and Children: Articles on domestic violent laws and new prevention
strategies
FAMILY PRESERVATION
Does
Family Preservation Serve a Child's Best Interest: Book review
Emergency
Assistance
Evaluation
of Intensive Family Preservation Services
Family
Preservation: Information on related articles, grants, conferences
Review
of Family Preservation Programs (Department of Human Services)
Synthesis
Research on Family Preservation
FOSTER CARE
Children
In Foster Care: Access to Federal Food Program
Developmental
Issues for Young Children in Foster Care
Family
Care or Foster Care? How State Policies Affect Kinship Caregivers
Grandparents
Raising Children
Keeping
the Family Tree Intact Through Kinship Care
Independent
Living Program
Health
Care of Children in Foster Care
Report
to the Congress on Kinship Foster Care: Research Review
The
Sibling Bond: Its Importance in Foster Care Placement
Youth
Communication
IMMIGRATION
Bibliography
Gay
and Lesbian Immigration Task Forces
Harvard
Immigration Project: A longitudinal study on immigrant student adaptation
HEALTH
Children
Health Insurance Special Topics: Including full text articles/state
and federal documents/program resources/important links
Federal
Nutrition Program: Publications Related to Child and Adult Care
Feeding Programs
Health
(children): Resources on health care related issues (Immunizations,
Drug and Alcohol, general health....)
National
Immunization Program: Issues related to imunization
PARENTING/FAMILY
Gay
and Lesbian Parenting Bibliography
Grief
and Adjustment: Parental Grief and Adjustment to a Child with a Disability
Grief
and Mourning
Learned
Mothering: Raising a Child with ADHD
Parent-child
relationships as a protective factor in preventing adolescents' psychosocial
risk in inter-racial adoptive and non-adoptive families
Parenting
tips
Parenting
Today's Teen: Information, Insights,and Supports for parents of teens
Physical
Punishment: Spank or not Spank
Stressful
Family Lives: Child and Parent Well Being
Time
Out for "Time-Out"
SEXUAL ABUSE
Children's
Conceptualization of Sexual Abuse Prevention: Selected findings of
a study designed to investigate how children conceptualized sexual abuse
prevention
Child
Sexual Abuse Update: Causes, and preventions
Intersection
with HIV epidemic: Reports of HIV transmission through sexual abuse
of children
Intervention
and Treatment Issues: Comprehensive study of social determinants
and treatment approaches to sexual abuse
Investigations
and Protecting Children: This Blueprint for Action is the product of
the knowledge, experience, and expertise of professionals sharing a common
concern for the victims of childsexual exploitation.
Myth
of False Sexual Abuse Allegations in Divorce: Most allegations made
in the context of divorce are made by vindictive mothers and that these
allegations are almost always false. These beliefs are not supported by
scientific evidence
Parental
Support: Child sexual abuse- a parent perspective
Recovered
memories of sexual abuse: Reviewed articles, scientific research and
scholarly resources
Systems
Theory: Incest/Sexual Abuse of Children: Focus on Families and Communities
The
Clinician's Role: Case study approach with forensic interview, expert
testimony
The
Future of Children:Major articles and publications on sexual abuse
SUBSTANCE
ABUSE
Biliography
Child
Welfare and Chemical Dependency
Children
of Alcoholics
Creative
Partnership for Preventions
Deterring
Drug Use Among Children and Adolescents
Drug
Abuse and Learning Disability
Drug
Abuse and Sex
Drug
Abuse and Addiction
Drug
Abuse Prevention Through Family Intervention
Drug
Abuse and Prevention
Drug
Abuse and Treatment
Drug
Dependency: A Chronic Medical Illness
Drug
Free: A parent's guide to Prevention
Drug
Abuse Treatment Outcome Studies
Drug
Usage: Track trends and major research in drug usage among Youth
Fact
Sheets
Mind
Over Matter: A series of science based drug education materials for
pre-teenager.
Preventing
Drug Use among Children and Adolescents: An overview of the research
on the origins and pathways of drugs...
Principles
of Drug Addiction Treatment: Research on the effectiveness of drug
treatments
Relationship
Between Parental Alcohol and Child Maltreatment
Social
Networks, Drug Abuse, and HIV Transmission
Studying
Comprehensive Drug Abuse Strategies
Substance
Abuse: Research/Resources/Publications on substance abuse and its impacts
on people's lives
Web
of Addictions: Provide information on alcohol and other drug addictions
( facts, medications, resources, conferences..)
TEEN PREGNANCY
Comprehensive
resources on stats, journals, books (California State University, Fullerton)
Fact
Sheets (Planned Parenthood)
Involving
Males in Preventing Teen Pregnancy: A Guide for Program and Practice
(Urban Institute)
Linkage
Between Teen pregnancy and Child Sexual Abuse (American Bar Association)
Pregnancy
and Drug Use Trend: A statistical Information from National Institute
of Drug Abuse
Prevention:
Bibliography
Resources
on Health care, Nutrition Services, Education/ Prevention, and Adoptions
for Teen Pregnancy
Teen
Pregnancy Protection: Practices that Work (Casey Foundation)
Teen
Pregnancy Prevention
Teen
Risk Taking: Promising Prevention Programs and Approaches
THERAPY
Play
Therapy
Play
Therapy: Family Enhancement and Play Therapy Center
Sand
Play Therapy
VIOLENCE
AND VICTIM SERVICES
Prevention:
Major resources on Violent Prevention
Victim
of Crime
Victims
& Survivors Empowerment: .....Help to prevent the criminal neglect,
physical, emotional and sexual abuse of children....
Victim
Assistance: Information/Research/Network Resources for Professional
Violent
prevention: Various Programs on Youth Violent prevention/Treatments
and Rehabilitation's
Violence
and Reconciliation: Major research on violence and reconciliation
Warning
Signs