The Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) was created as an umbrella agency, to bring together state human service programs, so that people could get comprehensive assistance with many, often interrelated needs. Efforts were made to co-locate various service program offices to make access to various services easier.…

Young people representing five vocational groups attended a four-day leadership seminar in Ohio. (MS)

The author cites five specific areas in which the staff of community resource agencies can serve as resources in vocational education, a resource often overlooked. (AG)

A demonstration program of a system coordinating the wide variety of services provided for neglected and abused children in a metropolitan area has produced many gains in the handling of such cases: notably, avoidance of institutionalization. (Author/CS)

A detailed description of the major programs of the Canadian Radio-Television Commission in the past five years and assessment of their impact on Canada's self-identity. (Author)

The operations of the National Standard Reference Data System, National Bureau of Standards, are described as an example of private/public organization cooperation. (5 references) (SM)

Excerpts from the Illinois Interagency Drug Abuse Education Development Committee's 147 page guide to assist young people by providing health information, especially about drugs. (JA)

This article reports two case studies that underscore the close consultation liaison between psychotherapists and one community agency: the school. (Author)

The Small Business Administration provides three types of training for small business owners: courses, conferences, and problem clinics. (Author)

A directory of the organizations and institutions that are affiliated with the American Council on Education in Journalism (ACEJ). (RB)

The heterogeneous composition of student bodies at 2-year colleges can be an advantage for student volunteer activities. The advantages, problems and innovative approaches characterizing these activities at several junior colleges are discussed and pointed out as being different from those in 4-year colleges and universities. (MN)