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NATIONAL DIRECTORY OF CHILDREN & YOUTH SERVICES '79 THE REFERENCE HANDBOOK FOR PROFESSIONALS

NCJ Number
59977
Author(s)
ANON
Date Published
1979
Length
545 pages
Annotation
ALL OF THE PRIMARY AGENCIES RESPONSIBLE FOR DELIVERING HEALTH AND WELFARE SERVICES TO CHILDREN AND YOUTH THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES HAVE BEEN COMPILED IN THIS DIRECTORY OF 25,000 LISTINGS.
Abstract
THE DIRECTORY LISTS PROGRAM OFFICIALS WORKING IN CITY, COUNTY, STATE, AND FEDERAL AGENCIES. IT ENCOMPASSES SOCIAL SERVICES, HEALTH SERVICES, AND JUVENILE COURT AND YOUTH ADVOCACY SERVICES AND IS ARRANGED ALPHABETICALLY BY STATE AND COUNTY. FOR EACH OF THE 3,104 COUNTIES AND MAJOR CITIES, BASIC ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE INFORMATION IS PRESENTED FOR THE SOCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR, HEALTH DEPARTMENT CHIEF OFFICER, PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE, JUVENILE COURT JUDGE, AND YOUTH AUTHORITY DIRECTOR. FOR APPROXIMATELY 200 LARGE POPULATION CENTERS, CITY AND COUNTY LISTINGS ARE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE SOCIAL SERVICES PROGRAM MANAGERS (CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES, FOSTER CARE, ADOPTION, DAY CARE, ETC.); HEALTH PROGRAM MANAGERS (MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH, CRIPPLED CHILDREN'S SERVICES, MENTAL HEALTH CENTERS, FAMILY PLANNING, ETC.); YOUTH PROGRAM MANAGERS, JUVENILE PROBATION OFFICERS, AND POLICE DEPARTMENT YOUTH DIVISIONS; AND SELECTED CONTRACT PROVIDERS AND VENDORS OF SERVICES, INCLUDING INFORMATION AND REFERRAL AGENCIES, RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES, RUNAWAY SHELTERS, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT SHELTERS, EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS, ETC. AT THE STATE LEVEL, THE DIRECTORY ASSISTS THE USER BY DESCRIBING HOW PROGRAMS ARE OPERATED. IN ADDITION, THERE ARE LISTINGS OF STATE AGENCY PROGRAM SUPERVISORS AND DIRECTORS OF STATEWIDE POLICYMAKING BODIES, INCLUDING ADVISORY COMMITTEES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH AND JUVENILE JUSTICE PLANNING AGENCIES. AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL, A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE LISTS DEPARTMENTS INVOLVED IN THE MANAGEMENT OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH PROGRAMS BY DEPARTMENT, PLUS KEY CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES HANDLING HEALTH AND WELFARE LEGISLATION. SPECIAL SECTIONS ARE DEVOTED TO LISTINGS OF FEDERAL SOCIAL SERVICES AND JUVENILE JUSTICE GRANTEES; NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBAL OFFICES; FEDERAL CLEARINGHOUSES AND RESOURCE CENTERS; AND ALL OF THE MAJOR NATIONAL CHILD HEALTH, WELFARE, AND PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED--PRG)