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ChildStats.gov
offers easy access to federal and state statistics and reports
on children and their families, including population and family
characteristics, economic security, health, behavior, social
environment, and education.
www.childstats.gov
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ChildTrauma
Academy is a partnership between Texas Children's Hospital
and Baylor College of Medicine. A component of the Psychiatry
Service at Texas Children's Hospital affiliated with Baylor
College of Medicine, ChildTrauma Academy programs focus on
service, training, and research in the area of child maltreatment.
The ChildTrauma programs are supervised by Dr. Bruce Perry,
M.D., Ph.D.
www.childtraumaacademy.com/
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Child
Welfare League of America (CWLA) is an association of
more than 1,000 public and private nonprofit agencies that
assist over 2.5 million abused and neglected children and
their families each year with a wide range of services. The
Web site includes many resources for families and professionals
working with traumatized children.
www.cwla.org/
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Office
of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) is
the division of the U.S. Justice Department dedicated to the
shaping and enacting federal policy regarding the areas of juvenile
justice. The OJJDP Web site has a wealth of information regarding
the prevalence of problems as well as the documentation of promising
intervention programs.
www.ojjdp.gov/
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Brainy
Babies: Build & Develop Your Baby's Intelligence
In this ground-breaking new book, Dr. Robin Fancourt takes the
reader on a fascinating journey, from conception through the
early years, that unravels the mysterious process of how babies
learn, understand and relate to others, become confident, and
succeed. By understanding how the brain works, we can enrich
the lives children in so many ways.
By Robin Fancourt, M.R.C.P. F.R.A.C.P.; Penguin
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Magic
Trees of the Mind: How to Nurture Your Child's Intelligence,
Creativity and Healthy Emotions From Birth Through Adolescence
The authors offer a thoughtful review of much of the work
on enriched environments and brain development. Dr. Diamond
is a pioneer in these studies. The book includes practical
suggestions for parents, as well as a very good resource section.
By M. Diamond, M. and J. Hopson. E.P. Dutton
Publishers, New York, 1998.
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Working
With Traumatized Children : A Handbook for Healing
This book details the trauma recovery process, with special
concerns for children, and offers specific treatment intervention
techniques. Simply written and practical in orientation, it
offers an effective, step-by-step process for helping children
to heal.
By Kathryn Brohl; Child Welfare League of America,
1996.
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Children
in a Violent Society
Readers of this book will benefit from a thorough survey of
the issues of inner-city violence, proposals to help at-risk
children, the increase in firearm use and the need for better
gun-protection laws, the negative influences of the media, exposure
to violence in infancy, and neuro-development effects of children's
exposure to violence. J.D. Osofsky, Ed. The Guilford
Press, New York, 1997. |
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