This issue attempts to provide some initial answers to questions about the use of case management in serving disadvantaged youth. "Case Management with At-Risk Youth" presents some basic lessons synthesized from a review of case management in employment programs and in services for teenage parents, the elderly, and the developmentally disabled. It attempts to describe some important ingredients for case management and some key steps common to case management systems. The second article, "The BEEP (Boston Education and Employment Program) Collaborative: A Case Management Partnership for Court-Involved Youth," offers a counterpoint to the first article. It is an interview with Leo Delaney, a Boston-based practitioner who, in 1984, founded a case management program for court-involved youth. The conversation with Delaney focuses on the issue of how to make case management work and how to create a multi-institutional system that guarantees youth access to services from a variety of agencies when they need them. Delaney's answers come from his experience with one approach--a providers' collaborative that developed a common referral system and clear agreements on access to the services of a number of employment, education, and social service agencies. "CHR Notes" describes some comprehensive programs for disadvantaged youth. (YLB)