In recognition of the symbiotic relationship of the child welfare and child health disciplines, the Child Welfare and Health Training Project was begun to develop and test health concepts and methods curricula for child welfare administrators and research staff. (Author/SE)

Describes an extensive inservice training program for child care workers that defines the tasks and roles of the worker, other staff members, and the child, or youth, and provides concepts from developmental psychology as well as strategies for achieving objectives. (SDH)

Describes ENHANCE (Excellence in Health Care for Abused and Neglected Children) of Onondaga County, New York, a comprehensive, multidisciplinary clinic for children in out-of-home care involving pediatrics, child psychology, nursing, child development, and child welfare components. Also presents profiles of the health, mental health, and…

Examines four innovative staff training programs in Florida, Tennessee, Ohio, and Washington: four states with varying human service traditions and social needs. Maintains that those involved with the design and development of child protective services training programs should take into account the significant strides made by these four programs.…

Describes the Community Systems initiative, a collaborative project underway in Ontario to involve neighborhood residents, broad community networks, government, and nongovernmental organizations in the support of children and families. The initiative's goal is to improve the well-being of children, youth, and their families by finding ways to use…

A pilot project demostrates that a carefully designed program encompassing training of foster parents, use of volunteers, community support, and full commitment by foster care workers can result in permanent homes for youngsters. (CM)

Permanency planning to help families affected by AIDS includes case management and mental health, medical care, child welfare, and legal services. This article presents the efforts of one community in a midsize city to develop and implement a multidisciplinary coordinated plan for providing services to children affected by the illness or death of…

Discusses the School of the 21st Century model for school-based and school-linked service provision, which has been implemented in over 300 schools to provide high-quality services to children from birth through age 12. Includes preliminary results of a three-year outcome evaluation of one program. (MDM)

Describes the Teen Pregnancy Project, which began in Savannah, Georgia, in 1981 as an effort to reduce mortality rates of at-risk infants, and has grown into a multiservice program with many approaches. Stresses the need for a home visitation initiative to reach clients. (SKC)

Discusses inadequacies of traditional white-oriented psychotherapeutic programs, and reports on success achieved with an all-black girl clientele in a group home staffed completely by blacks. (Author)

Describes the placement evaluation program developed by Children's Garden, a private nonprofit agency operating a family-model treatment group home for children in kindergarten through seventh grades. (RH)

Describes the services of a community-based center providing social services to adolescent parents who cannot yet function independently and who had not previously been served. Emphasis is placed on continuity of services and on cooperation with existing educational, medical, and social institutions. (Author/DB)

Discusses problems encountered by Soviet society in socializing children during a period of rapid industrialization, and the methods and programs developed to deal with these problems. (CS)

Describes a program of integrated services and treatment modalities for severely disturbed adolescents. (BD)

A 3-year study evaluated a program to prevent unnecessary out-of-home placement of children. The program combines family preservation and family support services into a comprehensive yet individualized response to families. Findings indicate that four program elements correspond with those identified as characterizing family preservation programs,…