This paper reviews studies of childhood suicide and reports findings which suggest that the incidence of suicide under the age of 14 is greatly underreported. It notes that the incidence of non-fatal suicide attempts in children is even harder to determine than is the incidence of suicide. Studies are cited which suggest that, while preadolescent…

Examines the Marriage Contract Game which can improve the skills of distressed couples and refocus their attention away from their children and toward their own marriages. Subjects were four distressed couples. Results showed that game play improved couple's problem-solving and positive feeling statements in home discussions of problems. (BH)

Home-based intervention services for emotionally disturbed youth are also commonly known as in-home services, family-centered services, family-based services, intensive family services, or family preservation services. They have developed as a way to deal with serious family problems that often result in the removal of a child or adolescent from…

Ways are suggested in which schools, teachers, and communities can constructively deal with the problems of runaway youth. (MJB)

Discusses the ways in which children of different ages respond to divorce or death in the family. Suggests that an open, caring teacher can reach and teach emotionally troubled students by creating an emotional climate for learning. (DMM)

Findings suggest that parents (N=23) who sought therapy because of "problematic" children differed in valuing style (e.g., rejection, extrinsic valuing, overprotection) from two samples of parents from normal populations. Parents who participated in Gestalt therapy groups made significant changes in their reported parenting styles. (Author/ABB)

The author comments on Ryan, Barham, and Fine ("The Functional Role of School Problems in a Child's Family"; v16 n4 1985), explaining the systemic relations between the child, family, and schools. On the next pages, Ryan et al. reply to Turgay's comments. (MT)

Since 1980 the Children's Hearings Project (CHP) in Cambridge, Massachusetts, has offered status offenders and their families mediation as an alternative to the courts. This report describes CPH's origins and summarizes the results of an extensive research study conducted during the first 2 years of its operation. The key findings were: (1)…

This report evaluates the first 2 years of the Children's Hearings Project (CHP) which mediates in family conflicts involving rebellious and truant adolescents in Massachusetts. The report is divided into 11 chapters. Following an introductory chapter, chapter 2 describes staff, procedures, and mediator selection and training. Chapter 3 presents…

Reports the experiences of two mothers with intercountry adoption. Identifies problems encountered and methods of solving them. Emphasizing the effects of cultural differences on early experience, the article points out that by the age of 6 months infants have begun to develop relationships with significant others and have expectations for…

An historical and descriptive account of the procedures and techniques used in a program applying social learning theory to the treatment of aggressive children is presented. (JMF)

Research suggests it is possible for a child's school-based problem to have some sort of functional role in the family system, but serious work is needed to understand how it happens. Three cases are described. (MT)

Uses a family systems approach in reviewing literature indicating school problems can serve a functional role in the family. Suggests that family members may act to maintain school problems for the sake of family stability. Discusses implications for school counselors. (JAC)

State laws pertaining to truants, runaways, and other "status offenders"--as distinguished from delinquents who have committed crimes--are discussed. Characteristics of these youths and their families are noted. Shortcomings of existing programs for them and the need for educational alternatives are pointed out. (PP)

Sex of the absent parent was correlated with the type behavior manifested; absence of the father with "acting-out" and absence of the mother with "acting-in" behavior. The propensity of children of absent fathers to "act-out" and of absent mothers to "act-in" was related to whether children were aware of their parents' incarceration. (Author)