NCJ Number
117953
Date Published
1988
Length
6 pages
Annotation
Activities of the Maryland Governor's Council on Child Abuse and Neglect during 1987 are reviewed.
Abstract
The Council, staffed by the Governor's Office for Children and Youth, examined and reported on five areas during 1987: (1) coordination and effectiveness of existing community resources for preventing, detecting, and treating child abuse and neglect; (2) availability of models for child abuse and neglect prevention, detection, and treatment; (3) development and implementation of child abuse awareness programs in Maryland public schools; (4) effectiveness of Maryland's judicial and legislative efforts to deal with child abuse and neglect; and (5) hiring of qualified personnel at the local level to provide protective services and foster care for children. The Council also looked at a representative sample of counties to evaluate compliance with legislation mandating joint investigations and 24-hour response in cases of physical and sexual abuse.