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U.S. General Accounting Office. 2003. Child welfare and juvenile justice: Federal agencies could play a stronger role in helping states reduce the number of children placed solely to obtain mental health services. Washington, DC: U.S. General Accounting Office, 60 pp.

Annotation: This report reviews the numbers and characteristics of children voluntarily placed in the child welfare and juvenile justice systems in order to receive mental health services, the factors that influence such placements, and promising state and local practices that may reduce the need for some child welfare and juvenile justice placements. The report outlines the results, background, available estimates, multiple factor that influence decisions to place children, a brief review of state practices, conclusions, recommendations, and agency comments. The appendices provide information on the scope and methodology of the study; a chart of state statutes containing language allowing voluntary placement to obtain mental health services; and comments from the federal Departments of Education, Health and Human Services, and Justice. The final appendix provides General Accounting Office contacts and acknowledgments.

Contact: U.S. Government Accountability Office, 441 G Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20548, Telephone: (202) 512-3000 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.gao.gov Available from the website. Document Number: GAO-03-397.

Keywords: Antisocial behavior, Child behavior, Child mental health, Child welfare, Federal agencies, Juvenile courts, Mental health services, State surveys

National Council on Disability. 2003. Olmstead: Reclaiming institutionalized lives. (Abridged version). Washington, DC: National Council on Disability, 195 pp.

Annotation: This report assesses the nation's response to the U.S. Supreme Court's 1999 decision that the unjustified institutionalization of people with disabilities is a form of discrimination. It reports on the extent of unnecessary institutionalization in the United States, the continuing barriers to community placement, and resources and services models that facilitate community integration. It examines the federal government's implementation efforts and the strategies states and key stakeholders are using to (1) develop consensus on a coordinated actions plan, (2) identify and commit the necessary resources for community-based service options, and (3) sustain collaborative action toward creating real choice for people with disabilities living in institutions. The report includes an executive summary, a "lessons learned" section, and conclusions and recommendations. The appendix describes the mission of the National Council on Disability. A full-length online version is also available.

Contact: National Council on Disability, 1331 F Street, N.W., Suite 850, Washington, DC 20004-1107, Telephone: (202) 272-2004 Secondary Telephone: (202) 272-2074 Fax: (202) 272-2022 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.ncd.gov/ Available from the website.

Keywords: Barriers, Collaboration, Communities, Community based services, Community programs, Deinstitutionalization, Disabilities, Discrimination, Federal courts, Institutionalization, Models, Service coordination, Special health care needs, State programs

Dicker S, Gordon E, Knitzer J. 2001. Improving the odds for the healthy development of young children in foster care. New York, NY: National Center for Children in Poverty, 28 pp. (Promoting the emotional well-being of children and families, policy paper 2)

Annotation: This issue brief discusses what can be done to improve the physical, developmental, and emotional health of young children in foster care. It is organized into four sections. The first highlights the special risks that these children face. The second section offers reasons for focusing deliberate, strategic policy and practice attention on improving the well-being of young children in foster care. Section three identifies five strategies that some service providers, courts, and their partners are using to improve the emotional and developmental status of young children, providing examples of each strategy in action. The final section identifies action steps that child welfare professionals, judges, attorneys and other court personnel, service providers, policymakers, and advocates can take to enhance the healthy development of young children in foster care. Two appendices are included: federal building blocks to improve the development of young children in foster care and program contact information. Endnotes are provided.

Contact: National Center for Children in Poverty, 215 West 125th Street, Third Floor, New York, NY 10027, Telephone: (646) 284-9600 Fax: (646) 284-9623 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.nccp.org Available from the website.

Keywords: Case studies, Child development, Child welfare, Courts, Early intervention services, Emotional development, Federal programs, Foster care, Foster children, Physical development, Program descriptions, Program development, State programs, Young children

U.S. Children's Bureau. 1958. Children and youth: Their health and welfare. Washington, DC: U.S. Children's Bureau; for sale by U.S. Government Printing Office, [99] pp. (Children's Bureau publication; no. 363-1957)

Bloodgood R. 1922. The federal courts and the delinquent child: A study of the methods of dealing with children who have violated federal laws. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 71 pp. (Children's Bureau publication; no. 103)

Annotation: This study examines the methods employed by the federal government in dealing with children violating federal laws. It provides information on their ages, the types of offenses committed, the dispositions made, and the home conditions and social histories of the children. Possibilities for more adequate treatment are discussed. It is a publication of the U.S. Department of Labor, Children's Bureau.

Contact: Maternal and Child Health Library at Georgetown University, E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: https://www.mchlibrary.org Available from the website.

Keywords: Children, Federal courts, Juvenile delinquents
   

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