11490. COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES FOR DEPENDENT AND NEGLECTED CHILDREN. Examines the problem of neglected children and youth in America and considers the current and appropriate future responses to the problem, with a focus on community-based services and policies. Presents an overview of the problem, including definitions, consequences and causes of child neglect. Looks at the historical and current responses to the problem of child neglect. A concluding section offers policy recommendations. 22 pages, 67 footnotes, 29 bibliographic sources.