NCJ Number
118702
Date Published
1989
Length
207 pages
Annotation
This annotated reference identifies resources and services available to meet the needs of children in both crisis and noncrisis situations.
Abstract
Citations covering child safety deal with consumer product, fire, home, poison, violence, and transportation safety. Citations on teens in distress emphasize alcohol and drug abuse, crisis centers, long-term shelters, runaways, rape prevention and treatment, behavioral problems, pregnancy, suicide, and venereal disease. Entries also address abused and missing children, health, mental health, handicapped children, maternal and child care, help for parents, and international children's organizations.