EVALUATION OF COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF SERVICES PROVIDED TO ABUSED AND NEGLECTED CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES UNDER TITLES 4-A AND 4-B - VOLUME 2

• NCJ Number: 58864
• Author(s): K W WEBB; M R BURT; S PINES; B A KRAFT
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 157 pages
• Contract Number(s): SRS 74-31
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Health, Education, and Welfare
• Corporate Author: Burt Associates, Inc
• Sale Source: National Technical Information Service
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THE APPENDIXES TO NCJ 42248 ARE CONTAINED IN THIS VOLUME. THE PURPOSE OF THIS 1975 STUDY WAS TO MEASURE THE COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF STATE AND LOCAL CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT SERVICES.

Abstract

A LIST OF THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE TWO COUNTIES IN THIS STUDY SHOWED THAT BOTH COUNTIES OFFER INTAKE SERVICES, PROTECTIVE SERVICES, TEMPORARY AND PERMANENT FOSTER FAMILY CARE, HOMEMAKER SERVICES, FAMILY PLANNING, AND ADOPTIVE PLACEMENTS. IN ADDITION TO THESE SERVICES, COUNTY B OFFERS TEMPORARY RESIDENTIAL INSTITUTIONAL CARE FOR OLDER CHILDREN AWAITING PERMANENT PLACEMENT. EXAMPLES OF SOME OF THE COST FORMS NEEDED TO OBTAIN COST-RELATED DATA IN COUNTY B IS ALSO APPENDED. A LIST OF PUBLICLY AND PRIVATELY FUNDED AGENCIES AND GROUPS PROVIDING SERVICES TO THESE CHILDREN ALSO IS APPENDED. FINALLY, A COMPLETE PRESENTATION OF EFFECTIVENESS DATA COLLECTED FROM THE COUNTIES IS ATTACHED. STATISTICAL TABLES, CHARTS, AND QUESTIONNAIRES ARE INCLUDED. (KCP)