Frederick County sees rise in child abuse reports
Frederick County Social Services expects 630 abuse cases in fiscal 1991, up from 430 in 1990 and 509 in 1989. Physical, sexual abuse and neglect all rise, driven by better reporting and economic stress amid recession and the Persian Gulf War.
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Warren Davis
Frederick County Social Services
Governor drops new department plan tweaks DHR
Gov. William Donald Schaefer abandons creating a new department and proposes renaming the Department of Human Resources while shifting family and child welfare to Juvenile Services and adult services to Health and Mental Hygiene. Social Services board voices concerns about abrupt changes and client vulnerability during a recession. Board to send protest letters to Senate Budget and Taxation and House Appropriations committees.
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Maryland group gets two grants for teen drunk driving program
The High-Risk Adolescent Trauma Prevention Program at Maryland Shock Trauma Center received two $5,000 grants to boost services. One gift from the northern Maryland Mothers Against Drunk Driving chapter funds student transport and nurse-led tours and education. The Baltimore County grant supports a Shock Trauma slide program for student assemblies and health classes.
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Walkersville OKs changes in town elections
The Burgess and Commissioners approved changing to biennial elections for all five commissioners and the burgess starting May 1992 for two year terms. Nominations may now be filed at the town hall, replacing previous nomination by public meeting.
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Paul Barker
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Student Drug Summit Set At Hood College March Fifth
More than 200 Frederick County students from every county middle and high school attend a March 5 Student Drug Summit at the Totem Arts Center Hood College. Floyd Pond of the Governors Drug and Alcohol Abuse Commission will deliver the 9 am keynote as students form groups to name campus and community substance abuse problems and propose solutions.
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Governor’s Drug and Alcohol Abuse Commission
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Rock Creek School
Maryland School For the Deaf
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