Child Protection Law Report articles from August 2005

Child Protection Law Report archives from August 2005

Summer time.(Slants & Trends)(marijuana use during summer season)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... SUMMER TIME and the living may be too easy for some of America's teenagers. July and August are the most popular times for first-time marijuana use to occur, White House Drug Czar John Walters advises. The reason, of course, is that during...

Prescription drugs.(Slants & Trends)(drug abuse)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... PRESCRIPTION DRUGS were abused by more teens than illicit drugs last year, according to the 17th annual study on teen drug use by the Partnership for Drug Free America. The study findings indicate that one in five teens abuses a prescription...

Difficult to predict Roberts as high court confirmation hearings approach.(John G. Roberts, Jr.)
August 1, 2005... Presidents find that the pasts of their Supreme Court nominees are not always reliable predictors of their future performance once on the Court. Nonetheless, the press, politicians, and various interest groups are all trying to read the tea...

NACO forms Meth Action Group, announces survey results.(National Association of Counties)
August 1, 2005... The National Association of Counties formed a Meth Action Group in July to assess the impact of methamphetamine production, distribution and abuse in communities, and to coordinate a strategy to respond to the meth epidemic. The impact of the...

Teen pregnancy prevention.(Legislative Update)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... TEEN PREGNANCY PREVENTION. A Democrat and Republican in the House are joining forces to sponsor new legislation to curb teenage pregnancy. The Responsible Funding to Prevent Teen Pregnancy Act would provide competitive grants to organizations...

Home visitation.(Legislative Update)(early childhood home visitation programs)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... HOME VISITATION. The Education Begins at Home Act, H.R. 3628, includes $400 million a year in grants to create or expand early childhood home visitation programs. No state would receive more than $20 million. The legislation from Rep. Danny...

Suicide prevention.(Resources)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... SUICIDE PREVENTION--The Journal of the American Medical Association, Aug. 3, explored whether cognitive therapy prevents repeated suicide attempts better than the usual care provided. The article, "Cognitive Therapy for the Prevention of...

Medical care.(Resources)(for children)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... MEDICAL CARE--The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation released on August 2 "Going Without: America's Uninsured Children," a report declaring that one-third of uninsured children went without medical care for an entire year and that 70 percent of...

Mentoring youth.(Resources)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... MENTORING YOUTH--The National Mentoring Center, which is supported by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, has announced the availability of "Sustainability Planning and Resource Development for Youth Mentoring Programs."...

Achievement gaps.(Resources)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... ACHIEVEMENT GAPS--The Phi Delta Kappan reports on two types of persistent achievements gaps: between minority students and others, and between public and private school students. The magazine's online edition reports in "Closing the Achievement...

Violent juvenile offenders.(Resources)(Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... VIOLENT JUVENILE OFFENDERS--The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention announces the availability of "Planning Community-Based Facilities for Violent Juvenile Offenders as Part of a System of Graduated Sanctions" (NCJ 209326)....

School safety.(Resources)
August 1, 2005... SCHOOL SAFETY--The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services has released the CDROM "School Safety." The disk provides 50 resources related to school safety, including documents published by COPS, the Office of Juvenile Justice and...

History of perilous conditions governs deliberate indifference determinations.(Child Protection Law Abstracts)(Smith v. District of Columbia)(Liang v. Rosedale Group Home)
August 1, 2005... Smith v. District of Columbia U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit No. 03-7143, July 5, 2005 Liang v. Rosedale Group Home Supreme Court of N.Y., Appellate Division, Index No. 27042/99, June 27, 2005 For a...

Social worker's poor investigation of burned toddler leads to termination.(Child Protection Law Abstracts)(Williams v. Department of Social and Health Services)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... Williams v. Department of Social and Health Services Court of Appeals of Washington, Division Two No. 31970-5-II, June 28, 2005 The Court of Appeals of Washington affirmed the termination of a social worker's employment where she...

Foster parents, not social worker, caught in lawsuit for child's death.(Jacobs v. Impact Project Inc.)
August 1, 2005... Jacobs v. Impact Project Inc. U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania No. 04-2074, June 16, 2005 Though foster parents may be found negligent and therefore liable for the death of a child in their care, the heightened...

High school resource officer may search student without consent.(In the Matter of S.W. )
August 1, 2005... In the Matter of S.W. Court of Appeals of North Carolina No. COA04-1138, July 5, 2005 A high school resource police officer who has reasonable suspicion of drug possession may search a student whether or not the student consents,...

Termination of parental rights requires current, sufficient evidence.
August 1, 2005... In re Shelby L. Supreme Court of Nebraska No. S-04-028, July 15, 2005 In re A.L.B., N.W.B. and C.B.B. Court of Appeals of Tennessee, at Nashville No. M2004-01808-COA-R3-PT, July 6, 2005 In re the Matter of R.J. ...

IDEA requires aide to assist wheelchair-bound student.(Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, District of Columbia v. Ramirez)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... District of Columbia v. Ramirez U.S. District Court, District of Columbia No. 04-0775 (JDB), July 1, 2005 The federal district court ruled that the school district is obligated to have an aide transport a disabled student from the...

Calendar.(Calendar)
August 1, 2005... Oct. 17-19. The National Youth Court Center, which is funded by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention in conjunction with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, will conduct a training seminar in Cincinnati,...

The Toyota Family Literacy program wants to expand to five new sites.(Funding)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2005... The Toyota Family Literacy program wants to expand to five new sites. The $2.97 million expansion will target Hispanic and other immigrant families with a need to increase basic language and literacy skills and help parents acquire skills that...

The Phi Delta Kappa Educational Foundation offers a scholarship to help educators who are new to the profession attend PDK's conference on Nov. 10-13 in New Orleans, La.(Funding)
August 1, 2005... The Phi Delta Kappa Educational Foundation offers a scholarship to help educators who are new to the profession attend PDK's conference on Nov. 10-13 in New Orleans, La. Applicants must have graduated within three years of the award with a...

Early Childhood Credentialing.(Funding)
August 1, 2005... Early Childhood Credentialing: HHS has $1 million available for each of the next five years to administer the Child Development Associate National Credentialing Program for early childhood teachers, including those in Head Start programs....