This report addresses the question: "Where do interventions for concerns about substance use fit into the work of schools?" By way of background, we begin by differentiating between use and abuse and briefly summarizing some major issues and data relevant to substance use and treatment of abuse and dependency. And, to highlight the…

Adolescents who are required to live away from their families of origin face many challenges that can affect mood and mental health. Milieu therapists (mental health associates) working with adolescents in a residential treatment center may be expected to provide group activities that promote mental health. It is important for new group leaders to…

The study reported in this article, a Multi-Stage Longitudinal Comparative Design Stage II evaluation conducted as a planned preliminary efficacy evaluation (psychometric evaluation of measures, short-term controlled outcome studies, etc.) of the Changing Lives Program (CLP), provided evidence for the reliability and validity of the qualitative…

Few research studies have investigated the effectiveness of instructional strategies for students in juvenile corrections. The dearth of research on effective instruction for this population may be due in part to difficulties encountered in carrying out methodologically rigorous studies in these settings. This article reports barriers and…

"One PLUS one," the PLUS Project on Mentoring, is a Public Television Outreach Alliane campaign to promote mentoring and literacy. The Nebraska Educational Television (ETV) Network, in an attempt to match experienced, responsible adults (mentors) with youth facing profound academic and emotional challenges, compiled a directory of…

Commissioned papers by a work group on risk factors for youth suicide, which examined environmental, behavioral, socio-cultural, biological, and psychological factors associated with an increased likelihood of suicide among young people are presented in this document. The following papers are presented: (1) "Sociodemographic, Epidemiologic,…

Commissioned papers by a work group on strategies for the prevention of youth suicide are presented in this document. Included are: (1) "The Federal Role in Youth Suicide Research and Programs: The Legacy of Recent History" (Margaret Gerteis and Mark L. Rosenberg); (2) "Estimating the Effectiveness of Interventions to Prevent Youth Suicides: A…

Article examined youth's high vulnerability to suicide, the signs to look for and how to help in its prevention. (Editor/RK)

In this review essay on James Coleman's "Youth: Transition to Adulthood," several criticisms are directed toward the "Youth" report's failure to pay sufficient attention to the problems associated with the alternatives that are to replace or supplement the formal school system.

Condensed from "The PTA Magazine, Volume 63 (January 1969), 6-9.

Lowering the age at which youth may use beverage alcohol legally in Massachusetts and Maine has had no important effect. (MM)

Explores the conditions which lead to teenagers' becoming prostitutes, including alienation, abuse, lack of education and employment, and family problems. Discusses the role of the justice system and institutions and the need for improving adolescents' self-image. (JAC)

A brief description of how Dutch youth are given an opportunity to express their opposition to society through a communications medium. (AK)

A criticism of the kind of drug abuse films now being produced and some suggestions for their improvement. (AK)