Reports the outcome of a Rehabilitation Services Administration meeting of several organizations for the deaf. The organizations intend to improve services for the deaf through mutual action. (RW)

In order to reduce the incidence of child abuse and neglect, communities must implement comprehensive programs that include identification of the problem, prevention, rehabilitation, education, and research. As professional home economists, we must demonstrate our concern, involvement, and commitment to the remediation and prevention of child…

In late summer l979 the GUARANTEE project was launched in Sweden to gather information on activities to combat youth unemployment and on followup and other activities within the scope of municipal followup responsibilities. The project was organized in the form of a case study of nine municipalities. The first three years were concerned mainly…

This publication contains 36 short essays on the reauthorization of the National and Community Service Act. It begins with two introductory papers: "Visions of Service: The Future of the National and Community Service Act" (Sagawa, Halperin) and "Historical Background: An Overview" (Sagawa). Section I, Why Service?, contains 15…

FOUR STUDIES OF MENTAL RETARDATION AND AN UNPUBLISHED WORKING PAPER ARE INCLUDED IN THIS BOOK. THE FIRST SECTION REPORTS THE FINDINGS OF A PREVALENCE STUDY OF MENTAL RETARDATION IN LONDON AND MIDDLESEX, WHICH DESCRIBES DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ADMINISTRATIVE PREVALENCE AND TRUE PREVALENCE OF MENTAL SUBNORMALITY. IN THE SECOND STUDY, THE EFFECTS OF…