BETTY ADAMS APPOINTED DIRECTOR OF JUVENILE JUSTICE AT CHILDREN'S COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES.MURFREESBORO, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 25, 1995--William J Ballard, President and Chief Executive Officer of Children's Comprehensive Services, Inc. ("CCS (1) (Common Channel Signaling) A communications system in which one channel is used for signaling and different channels are used for voice/data transmission. Signaling System 7 (SS7) is a CCS system, also known as CCS7. See SS7. ") (Nasdaq/NM: KIDS), today announced the appointment of Betty K. Adams as Director of Juvenile Justice, effective immediately. Ms. Adams will be occupied in a broad range of activities, including business development activity and future program start-up Start-up The earliest stage of a new business venture. efforts. For the past six years, Ms. Adams has been the Commissioner of the Tennessee Tennessee, state, United States Tennessee (tĕn`əsē', tĕn'əsē`), state in the south-central United States. Department of Youth Development, where she provided leadership for 1,200 employees and supervision of 4,000 juvenile offenders. From 1985 to 1988, she was an Assistant District Attorney for Metropolitan Davidson County Davidson County is the name of two counties in the United States:
Mr. Ballard said, "Betty Adams comes to CCS with over 25 years of experience in working with at-risk youth. In addition to the outstanding reputation she built as the Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Youth Development, she also has served the American Correctional Association The American Correctional Association is an association of providers of services to prisons in the United States. It holds an annual trade show where products used in prisons are shown to prospective purchasers. It was formerly known as the American Prison Association. with distinction, as a member of the Board of Governors and the Executive Council and as chairperson chairperson Chairman The head of an academic department. See 'Chair.', Cf Chief. of the Juvenile Administrators Council. Through these and other roles, she has established close working relationships with people involved with at-risk youth across the country. Betty will be a valuable addition to our efforts to expand our services to other states and within existing markets." Children's Comprehensive Services provides, either directly or through management contracts, education and treatment services for at-risk youth. It currently offers these services through the operation and management of special education schools and both open and secured residential treatment centers A residential treatment center, often referred to by the acronym RTC, is a live-in therapy/behavior modification facility for adolescents who suffer from a variety of emotional conditions, ranging from drug abuse to violence to sexual behavioral problems. for local, state and federal government agencies in Alabama, California, Louisiana and Tennessee. CONTACT: Children's Comprehensive Services, Murfreesboro William J Ballard, 615/896-3100 |
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