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Reports on Child and Family Welfare Issues In the United StatesChildren in Vulnerable FamiliesThe paper presents trends in the number of children in families facing problems such as domestic violence, substance abuse, depression, and childhood disabilities. These families are of particular importance to policymakers because of the risk to children's safety and development, the challenges to parents' ability to raise children amid these major stressors, and the potential need for a strong public role to meet children's needs when parents cannot. http://www.urban.org/publications/311351.html Prisoners' Experiences Returning HomeThis research brief presents findings from the Returning Home study in Cleveland, Ohio. The first phase of the Urban Institute's Ohio study analyzed where former Ohio prisoners settle after release and found that many returned to a handful of hard-pressed Cleveland neighborhoods. The second phase focused on prisoners' expectations for life after prison and found that most were confident they would succeed. The third phase--"Cleveland Prisoners' Experiences Returning Home"--followed 424 men who returned to Cleveland in the first three months afteer their release, examining factors that may help or hinder successful reintegration, including employment, substance use, attitudes and beliefs, health status, criminal histories, and family and community contexts. http://www.urban.org/publications/311359.html Report on School SafetyThe Department of Justice and the National Center for Education Statistics released a report on school safety during the 2004-2005 schoolyear, providing detailed statistics from a variety of perspectives on crime and safety at schools and on the way to and from school. Some highlights:Compared to 2003, violent crimes at schools decreased, mirroring a similar decrease in violent crimes against students outside of school. The number of students reporting gang activity in their schools increased, however. Comparative statistics about teachers were not apparent in the summary, but teachers at urban public schools were found to be nearly twice as likely as those at suburban, rural or private schools to be threatened or physically attacked. Another evident problem was bullying, with 27% of schools and 28% of students reporting regular incidences. However, the percentage of students who reported fearing harm or attack at school dropped since the 1995- 2001 period. http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2007003 |
