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The Evolution of School Social Work Services in an Urban School District
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Ayasse, Robert Henry; Stone, Susan I. – Children & Schools, 2015
The authors present a case history of the growth and development of school social work services between 2000 and 2012 in the San Francisco Unified School District. Responding to a gap in the literature describing growth of school social work services in local educational contexts, this case history reveals, consistent with prior research, that…
Descriptors: Social Work, Social Services, Urban Schools, School Districts
Impact of a Comprehensive Whole Child Intervention and Prevention Program among Youths at Risk of Gang Involvement and Other Forms of Delinquency
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Koffman, Stephen; Ray, Alice; Berg, Sarah; Covington, Larry; Albarran, Nadine M.; Vasquez, Max – Children & Schools, 2009
Youths in gang-ridden neighborhoods are at risk for trauma-related mental health disorders, which are early indicators of likely school failure and delinquency. Such youths rarely seek out services for these problems. The Juvenile Intervention and Prevention Program (JIPP), a school-based gang intervention and prevention program in Los Angeles,…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, Intervention, Delinquency Prevention, Youth Programs
Seeing the Whole Picture: Views from Diverse Participants on Barriers to Educating Foster Youths
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Zetlin, Andrea G.; Weinberg, Lois A.; Shea, Nancy M. – Children & Schools, 2006
Many children in the foster care system are at great risk of academic difficulties and school failure. The purpose of this study was to bring together individuals within the foster care system to discuss the challenges to obtaining an appropriate education for foster youths and how best to provide the supports and structures needed for educational…
Descriptors: Foster Care, Program Improvement, Focus Groups, Caregivers
Show Me the Money: Estimating Public Expenditures to Improve Outcomes for Children, Families, and Communities
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Mccroskey, Jacquelyn; Picus, Lawrence O.; Yoo, Jane; Marsenich, Lynne; Robillard, Ed – Children & Schools, 2004
Understanding how money is spent to educate children and support families in local communities can help improve community decision making about public resources. This article reports on a process used in Los Angeles to derive estimates of total public expenditures on services for children and families in the community around the University of…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Expenditures, Resource Allocation, Public Support