CHILDREN'S COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES APPOINTS AMY S. HARRISON PRESIDENT.MURFREESBORO, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 20, 1996--William J. Ballard, Chairman 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 Amy S. Harrison, CCS Vice Chairman, as President of the Company. Ms. Harrison has been a leader in the development, programming and operation of residential and day treatment centers for emotionally disturbed, learning disabled and behavior disordered behavior disorder n. 1. Any of various forms of behavior that are considered inappropriate by members of the social group to which an individual belongs. 2. A functional disorder or abnormality. youth. She originally joined CCS upon its 1988 acquisition of Advocate Schools and Group Homes, non public schools and residential programs for the treatment and education of such children, which she founded in 1977. Ms. Harrison has served in leadership roles in numerous organizations serving "at risk" youth and at prominent West Coast educational institutions. She has also served as a consultant to the California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). State Department of Education. Mr. Ballard commented, "It is with great pleasure that we announce Amy Harrison's appointment to President of CCS. In addition to her national standing as an expert in the education and treatment of at-risk children, and her many accomplishments and accolades in the field, Amy has played an important role in the restructuring restructuring - The transformation from one representation form to another at the same relative abstraction level, while preserving the subject system's external behaviour (functionality and semantics). of CCS, the formulation formulation /for·mu·la·tion/ (for?mu-la´shun) the act or product of formulating. American Law Institute Formulation of its business strategies and the continuing marketing of its services. We are confident that as President of CCS, Amy will make an even greater contribution to the profitable growth of the Company and to the expansion of its shareholder value." 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 Alabama, indigenous people of North America Alabama (ăləbăm`ə), indigenous people of North America whose language belongs to the Muskogean branch of the Hokan-Siouan linguistic stock (see Native American languages). , California, Florida, Louisiana and Tennessee. CONTACT: Children's Comprehensive Services, Inc., Murfreesboro Donald B. Whitfield, 615/896-3100 |
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