Provides updated information about expansion of a family-service project in Evanston, Illinois, describing new centers and affiliates, activities, and programs. (MP)

Discusses a community-based child abuse prevention program successfully operating for the past three years in the borough of Queens in New York City. (MP)

Discusses some of the needs and principles to consider in formulating future policy concerning programs for young children, by describing the increased need for child care, citing examples of innovative programs of the Office of Child Development, and providing a checklist of foundation principles for developing a child-centered strategy. (ED)

Describes an experimental child abuse training program developed for a wide range of community workers involved in the care of high risk families, and examines factors that interfere with the delivery of effective care. (CM)

Offers a description and evaluation of the Comprehensive Emergency Services System (Nashville, Tenn.) for children in crises, designed to coordinate public and private agency services provided to neglected, abused and dependent children, to develop new service options, and expand existing program components within the Department of Public Welfare.…