http://allianceccsp.com Cuyahoga County, Ohio, association of not-for-profit child-serving agencies. Tue, 21 Apr 2009 02:21:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Thursday, April 2, 2009 3:25 AM By Catherine Candisky THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH Ohio's sinking economy might be causing a spike in reports of child abuse and neglect. For the first time, new allegations of abuse and neglect topped 100,000, according to a statewide survey released yesterday. The report by the Public Children Services Association ... http://allianceccsp.com/2009/04/08/child-abuse-reports-climb-in-ohio-advocates-blame-07-results-on-increasing-economic-strain/ By JULIE BOSMAN Published: April 7, 2009 THE NEW YORK TIMES Even in boom times, young people who become too old for the foster-care system often struggle to make it on their own, lacking families, job skills or adequate educations. Now, the recession has made the challenges of life after foster care even ... http://allianceccsp.com/2009/04/08/too-old-for-foster-care-and-facing-the-recession/ By Rob Stein Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, April 6, 2009; Page A06 Children raised in poverty suffer many ill effects: They often have health problems and tend to struggle in school, which can create a cycle of poverty across generations. Now, research is providing what could be crucial clues to ... http://allianceccsp.com/2009/04/07/research-links-poor-kids-stress-brain-impairment/ The Alliance of Child Caring Service Providers is an association that represents providers who provide a variety of child welfare and children's mental health services in Cuyahoga County, including secure settings for children and youth. These providers are licensed and accredited and adhere to clear policies and procedures in regards ... http://allianceccsp.com/2009/01/08/alliance-statement-on-incident-at-parmadale/ According to a study funded with grants from the National Institutes of Health, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, and the New York Psychiatric Institute, almost one in five young American adults has a personality disorder that interferes with everyday life. Personality disorders include obsessive, compulsive, anti-social, and paranoid behaviors ... http://allianceccsp.com/2008/12/30/study-finds-1-in-5-young-americans-have-personality-disorder/ Cash-strapped states cut juvenile justice programs By JIM DAVENPORT - December 26, 2008 COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - State budget cuts are forcing some of the nation's youngest criminals out of counseling programs and group homes and into juvenile prisons in what critics contend is a shortsighted move that will eventually lead to ... http://allianceccsp.com/2008/12/29/cash-strapped-states-cut-juvenile-justice-programs/ A recent Blog article on the U.S. News and World Report website focused on pediatricians and their inquiry into the mental health needs of their patients.  See the exerpt below: Pediatricians Don't Routinely Ask About Mental Health December 15, 2008 03:48 PM ET | Nancy Shute | Don't count on your child's ... http://allianceccsp.com/2008/12/16/pediatricians-don%e2%80%99t-routinely-ask-about-mental-health/ Sunday,  December 7, 2008 3:43 AM By Bonnie Miller Rubin, Chicago Tribune FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- Anne Shelley and Dr. Robin Ross are unwinding after a jam-packed day of ferrying 4-year-old daughter Eva Mae from preschool to ice-skating lessons to speech therapy. "It's pretty much your mundane American family," said Shelley, 46, over a ... http://allianceccsp.com/2008/12/08/next-cultural-battleground-gay-adoption/ A Seattle project was linked to better education, mental health 15 years later WEDNESDAY, Dec. 3 HealthDay News, U.S. News and World Report -- Urban kids who took part in a social development program in elementary school had improved mental health, sexual health, and educational and economic success as young adults, a ... http://allianceccsp.com/2008/12/04/school-based-program-can-change-kids-lives/ Children in crisis who need psychiatric care can end up living in emergency rooms for days before getting it, according to an investigation by WCVB-TV in Boston. Deb Tilly's son, Ryan, spent 11 days in a Massachusetts emergency room with a security guard outside his door. His mother said there was ... http://allianceccsp.com/2008/11/06/kids-in-crisis-spend-days-in-ers-psychiatric-patients-boarded-while-they-wait-for-bed/