NCJ Number
116864
Editor(s)
D Belknap
Date Published
1986
Length
127 pages
Annotation
This document compiles priority issues, findings, and recommendations from statewide public hearings that resulted in a May 1986 conference on Oregon's agenda for the 1990's regarding children, youth, and families.
Abstract
The importance of an effective approach to priority issues affecting children, youth and families by State and local agencies in Oregon is stressed. Priorities for children in crisis cover child abuse and neglect, domestic violence and its effect on children, emotionally disturbed children, runaway and homeless youth, and child and adolescent suicide. Health and child development priorities include adolescent alcohol and drug abuse, pregnancy and infant health, teenage pregnancy prevention, developmental disabilities, and access to health care. Priorities for youth in conflict focus on juvenile justice and juvenile courts, community alternatives and law enforcement. Confronting cultural and educational barriers is examined in relation to alternative education, prevention through early intervention, and race and culture issues. Child care priorities involve family support for self-sufficiency, day care, foster care, permanent planning, and adoption. For each priority issue, the extent of the problem in Oregon and recommendations to ameliorate the problem are discussed. Strategies for the future are examined, such as preventive versus treatment, professionalism in child care, and improved human service organization.