Resources
11/4/2014
Issue Brief: Keeping All Students Safe Act
Issue Brief on the Keeping All Students Safe Act, comparing the House and Senate bills.
KASSA Issue Brief Nov 2014.pdf
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5/19/2014
GAO Seclusion and Restraints Report
from http://www.gao.gov
Government Accountability Office report on seclusion and restraints: Selected Case of Death and Abuse at Public and Private Schools and Treatment Centers.
2/12/2014
Summary of the Keeping All Students Safe Act
A summary of the Keeping All Students Safe Act, developed by Senator Harkin (D-IA) HELP Committee Staff
2/11/2014
Fact Sheet on Current State-Level Protections from Restraint & Seclusion
This fact sheet shows up-to-date information on the limited state-level protections from restraint & seclusion for schoolchildren.
R-S Fact Sheet Feb 2014.pdf
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12/15/2011
Child Maltreatment 2010
This report presents national data about child abuse and neglect known to CPS agencies in the United States during Federal fiscal year (FFY) 2010. The data were collected and analyzed through the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS), which is an initiative of the Children?s Bureau.
10/27/2011
Letter urging the "Super Committee" to protect funding for child abuse prevention and protective services
AUCD signed onto this letter from the National Child Abuse Coalition urging the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction ("super committee") to protect funding for programs serving victims of maltreatment.
NCAC Letter to Super Committee
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6/30/2011
Understanding the Effects of Maltreatment on Brain Development
This issue brief from the Child Welfare Information Gateway (a service of the Children's Bureau) provides basic information on brain development and the effects of abuse and neglect on that development.
4/29/2011
Fact Sheet: The Importance of Early Intervention for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities and their Families
This fact sheet provides a brief overview of the IDEA Part C program and quick facts from the research on early brain development, the importance of intervening early, the benefits of early intervention, and current unmet needs.
12/22/2010
Summary of CAPTA Reauthorization Provisions
From the National Child Abuse Coalition
NCAC Summary of CAPTA Provisions
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12/13/2010
Summary of disability-related improvements in the CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2010 (S.3817)
9/2/2010
Mathematica's Issue Brief: Assessing the Need for Evidence-Based Home Visiting (EBHV): Experience of EBHV Grantees
Brief provides information about how grantees participating in the EBHV to Prevent Child Maltreatment grantee cluster prepared and planned needs assessments and collected data.
Assessing the Need for Evidence-Based Home Visiting (EBHV) Experience of EBHV Grantees.pdf
[download]
7/1/2010
New Home Visiting Resource for States
Child Trends guide to help states apply for federal home visiting grants.
Home Visiting Application Process.pdf
[download]
5/26/2010
National Child Abuse Coalition's Recommendations for Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
National Child Abuse Coalition: recommendations for ESEA
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5/19/2008
Benefits of Planned and Crisis Respite Care Fact Sheet from FRIENDS
friendsfactsheet9.pdf
[download]
5/18/2008
Respite and Crisis Care Fact Sheet from FRIENDS
friendsfactsheet14.pdf
[download]
5/18/2008
Respite in Community-Based Grants for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect Fact Sheet from FRIENDS
friendsfactsheet10.pdf
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