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Horton, Lowell – Illinois Schools Journal, 1988
Provides an annotated 44-item bibliography for educators who want to increase their knowledge of alcohol and other drugs and to devise prevention measures for schools and classrooms. General information and autobiographical texts are included. Also included are texts that provide specific directions for preventing alcohol and drug abuse. (BJV)
Descriptors: Alcohol Education, Alcoholism, Annotated Bibliographies, Autobiographies
Ostby, Jan M. – 1989
This bibliography is a selection of citations dealing with various aspects of worksite health promotion. The first section contains general interest publications found in popular newspapers and magazines. The second section contains citations and abstracts taken from the Food and Nutrition Information Center. This section includes reference…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Life Style, Occupational Safety and Health, Prevention
Flamer, Mary Guess, Comp. – 1986
This bibliography of child abuse and neglect resources was developed for use by school district administrative and educational staff to enhance their child abuse prevention programs or to assist in creating new programs. Some sections will also be useful in extending programs to the community. Citations are organized into four chapters. Chapter 1,…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Community Education, Elementary Secondary Education
National Inst. on Drug Abuse (DHHS/PHS), Rockville, MD. Div. of Prevention and Treatment Development. – 1981
This bibliography contains over 280 references to recent published works, divided into four topic areas: (1) primary prevention of drug abuse for multicultural communities; (2) bicultural women and substance abuse; (3) program processes in multicultural drug abuse prevention; and (4) Spanish and bilingual materials on drug abuse prevention. Each…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Drug Abuse, Drug Rehabilitation, Drug Use
National Inst. of Mental Health (DHEW), Bethesda, MD. – 1973
This selected bibliography of 200 references provides a guide to the professional literature relevant to school mental health published between the years 1970 and 1973. The annotations which accompany each reference are intended to be factual summaries of the author's methodology and results and are not evaluative or critical. The list is arranged…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Intervention, Mental Health, Mental Health Programs
Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration (DHHS/PHS), Rockville, MD. Office for Substance Abuse Prevention. – 1988
This report, prepared by the Office for Substance Abuse Prevention (OSAP) provides information for starting a student assistance program as one approach for intervening and preventing alcohol and other drug problems among school-age youth. The purpose and function of student assistance programs are described, including the benefits they offer both…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Drug Abuse, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education
Buckner, John C.; And Others – 1985
This document presents an annotated bibliography of 1,008 references on the subject of primary prevention in mental health. The bibliography is divided into 20 sections, each containing cross-references. Section I includes citations providing general perspectives on primary prevention. Section II provides a perspective on publications that discuss…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Child Abuse, Crisis Intervention, Family Problems
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Gardiner, John J.; Nazari-Robati, Ali – NASPA Journal, 1983
Suggests that college administrators redirect their attention from studying attrition rates to enacting retention strategies based on responding to student needs and providing a more meaningful educational experience. Several studies dealing with the development of retention programs are reviewed. (JAC)
Descriptors: Administrators, Declining Enrollment, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Research
Pinelo, Dora Beatriz – 1991
This guide presents information on research and prevention of substance abuse among American Indians and Native Alaskans. Facts and figures representing findings from key government reports and research studies indicate the wide spread use of alcohol and drugs among American Indians and Native Alaskans. A list of prevention materials and curricula…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, Alcohol Education, American Indians, Curriculum
Imel, Susan; Kerka, Sandra – 1990
Adolescent pregnancy and childbearing rates remain higher in the United States than in most Western nations; more than 500,000 teenage girls have babies every year. As these teen parents mature, they have diminished educational and career expectations. A small number of programs directed toward the career needs of teenage parents was developed…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Career Development, Career Education, Dropout Prevention
Dean, Laurel, Comp.; Wallace, Judy, Comp. – 1995
This manual, designed for individuals, agencies, and organizations interested in preventing and intervening in youth violence, is a guide to guides, a map of resources on prevention and intervention. Development of the manual was guided by a number of prevention principles, chiefly, the belief that collaboration is essential for effective youth…
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Involvement, Community Organizations, Cooperation
Lomax, Denise, Comp.; Mills, Ronnie, Ed. – 1984
This volume of the "Publications of the National Institute of Justice" encompasses all documents published for distribution by the National Institute of Justice from 1978 to 1982. This comprehensive bibliography, which covers all the annual supplements since the last cumulative volume (1978), provides criminal justice professionals with…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Correctional Institutions, Correctional Rehabilitation, Crime
Aspen Systems Corp., Germantown, MD. – 1981
This Project SHARE bibliography lists 43 documents that are representative of the literature concerning the effects of neighborhood consensus on human services delivery. It is divided into three sections: abstracts, an alphabetical list of personal or corporate authors, and a title index. The abstracts are preceded by citation data to aid in…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Administrator Guides, Annotated Bibliographies, Community Control