Services For Crippled Children Research Articles

The Early Years of Title V: Extending and Improving Care for Children with Special Health Care Needs, 1935–1941

This historical study examines the early years of the federal program of services for children with physical disabilities in the United States (US) during the 1930s, known today as services for Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN). Established as part of the Social Security Act (SSA) of 1935, the Crippled Children Services (CCS) program was one of the first medical programs for children supported by the federal government. Under the SSA, states and territories quickly developed state-level CCS programs during the late 1930s. The US Children's Bureau administered the program for the federal government and helped states to incorporate preventive services and interdisciplinary approaches to service provision into state-level CCS programs. Factors that influenced the implementation of these programs included the availability of matching state funds, the establishment of state programs for crippled children prior to the SSA, and the accessibility of qualified health care professionals and facilities. The early efforts of this federal program on behalf of children with disabilities can be seen in services for CSHCN today.

James H. Hendrix, Jr., M.D., 1920 to 2008

James H. Hendrix, Jr., M.D., 1920 to 2008

General revenue sharing funds for the health care of mothers and children.

In a study of the use of General Revenue Sharing (GRS) funds by the states and by cities of 100,000 and over in the United States for fiscal years 1973 and 1974, we found that few states and large cities allocated or requested GRS funds for Maternal and Child Health (MCH), Crippled Children (CC), and related services. One third of the states and cities reported suggestions for use of GRS funds for MCH, CC, and related services.

Children and Youth in America: A Documentary History

PART 5: Juvenile Delinquency 1. Inertia and Innovation in the Care of Juvenile Delinquents A. Continuing Problems B. New Approaches 2.The Federal Government and Juvenile Delinquency A. Juvenile Delinquency as a National Concern B. Congressional Action 3. The Juvenile Court and Legal Issues A. Debate over the Court B. Legal Rights of Delinquents PART 6: Health Care for Children Old Problems and Youth 1. Development of Federal-State Programs in the New Deal and World War 2 A. Maternal and Child Health and Crippled Children's Services in the Social Security Act B. Child Health in World War 2 and the Postwar Era 2. Health Problems and Services for Children and Youth Since World War 2 A. Progress and Problems B. Expansion of Federal--State Maternal and Child Health and Crippled Children's Programs C. additional Programs and National Research Institutes 3. Mental Health and Retardation A. Mental Health B. Mental Retardation PART 7: Education 1. The Roosevelt Era A. Education in Depression and War B. Theories of Education 2. Education of Children of Minority Groups: New Trends and Old Problems A. Educational Experiences of Black Children B. Outlawing School Segregation C. The Education of Indian Children 3. Education Adjusts to the Cold War A. The Issue of Loyalty B. The National Interest in Educational Improvement C. New Programs for Government 4. Education and Reform A. Federal Initiatives in Support of Education B. Desegregation of the Schools C. Church and State D. Higher Education E. Education of Handicapped Children Chronology: Event Relating to the History of the Health, Education, and Welfare of Children and Youth, 1933-1973 1868 Selected Bibiliography 1915 Index 1958 1987

The Handicapped Child

The physically or mentally handicapped child has special needs because of his handicap. Many services have been developed with the objective of assisting the child to attain the greatest amount of self-sufficiency as an adult. Medical-care services are a necessary part of these services. The Crippled Children Services programs provide specialized medical services for handicapped children. These programs need re-evaluation. Although they provide care for a signifi cant number of handicapped children, they fail to include many children whose handicapping conditions can be effectively treated and whose families cannot afford specialized care. In creased recognition must be given to the needs of the handi capped for social, vocational, recreational, and custodial serv ices. A greater share of our national wealth must be directed into services for the handicapped so that they may attain the greatest possible level of self-sufficiency. A major priority should be placed on research into the causes of the disabling defects of childhood so that adequate preventive measures may be developed.

TRENDS

THE following report, submitted by Dr. Clarence H. Webb, official liaison representative from the Academy to the Children's Bureau, summarizes the highlights of the meeting of the Advisory Committee on Maternal and Child Health and Crippled Children's Services at The Children's Bureau, January 30 and 31, 1950. This general advisory committee, constituted in 1948, meets once or twice annually to advise with the Maternal and Child Health and Crippled Children's Services concerning the policies and programs of these divisions of the Children's Bureau. It is to be distinguished from smaller technical committees which study and give advice on specific technical problems. Academy members in attendance at the meeting were: Harry H. Gordon, Chairman of the Advisory Committee, Allan M. Butler, John P. Hubbard, Thomas F. Shaffer, Clarence H. Webb, James L. Wilson, Leona Baumgartner, Associate Chief of the Children's Bureau, and Katherine Bain, Director of Division of Research in Child Development. Dr. Edwin F. Daily reviewed important developments since the last committee meeting. Attention was directed to the Annual Report of the Children's Bureau in the December issue of The Child, wherein significant increases in child population and changes in maternal and infant mortality rates are reviewed. Cooperative planning and action between the Children's Bureau and voluntary agencies has been fruitful.

Maternal and Child Health and Crippled Children's Services

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Accomplishments in maternal and child health and crippled children services under the social security Act

<h2>Summary</h2> There has been presented a review of accomplishments in maternal and child health and crippled children's services under the Social Security Act, including a description of administrative procedures, a brief presentation of the programs now being carried out by the states, the qualifications and training of personnel, and methods of cooperation with professional and lay groups.