Children, Youth and Family Issues, 1997. State Legislative Summary.

Sonst. Personen	Stelzer, Leann (Hrsg.)
Institution	National Conference of State Legislatures, Denver, CO.
Titel	Children, Youth and Family Issues, 1997. State Legislative Summary.
Quelle	(1998), (170 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	1-55516-755-1
Schlagwörter	Recht; Nachschlagewerk; At Risk Persons; Child Abuse; Child Health; Child Neglect; Child Support; Child Welfare; Children; Day Care; Early Childhood Education; Family Programs; Juvenile Justice; Laws; Mental Health; Public Policy; State Legislation; Substance Abuse; Welfare Reform; Welfare Services; Youth + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Risikogruppe; Abuse of children; Abuse; Child; Children; Kindesmissbrauch; Missbrauch; Kind; Kinder; Kindesvernachlässigung; Kindeswohl; Tagespflege; Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Family program; Familienprogramm; Jugendgerichtshilfe; Law; Recht; Psychohygiene; Öffentliche Ordnung; Landesrecht; Drug use; Drug consomption; Drogenkonsum; Fürsorgeeinrichtung; Jugend; Jugendlicher; Jugendalter
Abstract	This document is a compilation of legislation on issues critical to children and families enacted during 1997 by the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The laws pertaining to various issues are listed by state and briefly described. Issues are: (1) abuse and neglect (including background checks and screening, court procedures, financing, legal representation, prevention, treatment, training, reporting, sexual abuse and exploitation, and sexual offenders' registries); (2) child care and early childhood education (including administration, financing, regulation, and licensing); (3) child welfare (including administration, adoption, family preservation, out-of-home placement, and termination of parental rights); (4) family law (including custody, visitation, and divorce); (5) general issues such as administration, family support, and interagency coordination; (6) juvenile justice (including administration, penalties, financing procedures, and records); (7) substance abuse and control (including administration, detection, license revocation, penalties, and prevention); (8) welfare reform and public assistance (including eligibility and benefit levels, fraud, and minor parents); and (9) youth at risk (including missing and runaway children, and school policies and truancy). (HTH)
Anmerkungen	National Conference of State Legislatures, 1560 Broadway, Suite 700, Denver, CO 80202; phone: 303-830-2054; fax: 303-863-8003 (Item No. 6139, $25).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC