A profile and needs assessment of runaway and homeless children was produced using survey data gathered from 210 youth services agencies throughout the United States. The National Network of Runaway and Youth Services conducted this survey to provide policymakers and the media with information about successful, cost-effective crisis intervention…

Article considered the effects of living in a one-parent family compared to the effects of associated conditions and the survey described was carried out with the aim of providing some information from Child Guidance records in Glasgow. (Author/RK)

The parent of a profoundly retarded 13-year-old girl discusses problems for parents of handicapped children and suggests ways to improve communication between parents and professionals. (CL)

Among children of teenage mothers the probability of developmental problems and physical risks is increased$by the mother's physical and social youthfulness and lack of life experience and skills. Some problems of these children stem from adolescent parents' own struggles with tasks unique to their stage of life. Lack of information regarding…

The document provides summaries of 53 programs from around the country demonstrating innovative approaches to identifying needs and developing and delivering services and materials to families. Chapters are organized according to broad themes which underlie their programs' design. Chapter 1 (10 programs) examines programs which explore informal…

THE CRAIG HOUSE FOR CHILDREN HELPS FAMILIES UNDERSTAND AND REACH DECISIONS ABOUT THEIR PROBLEMS AND THEIR LIFE SITUATIONS. TO HELP WITH THIS TASK, THIS STUDY SOUGHT TO DISCOVER WHICH UNITS OF THE FAMILY GIVE THE MOST INFORMATION IN INTERVIEWS ABOUT THE DYNAMICS OF THE FAMILY IN RELATIONSHIP TO THE PROBLEM OF THE REFERRED CHILD. IN THE FIRST YEAR…

Comparisons between observed behaviors of fathers in a structured interaction situation with their five-year-old daughters and their reported behaviors as obtained from an interview are studied. Several consistencies and some differences were found. Consistencies occurred more often in fathers' helping and demanding behaviors, as well as in their…

Adult family life education is an area of challenge for adult educators. The AEA (USA) Committee on the American Family position paper identifies some areas on which family life education programs can focus: marriage education, parenting, social and community development, and middle years/pre-retirement/retirement. (EC)

Severly depressed children were identified who were also self-abusive and/or suicidal. Case study revealed fragmented, pathological homes, where the children's affect disorders were symptomatic of acute family breakdown, marital disharmony, and violence, both verbal and physical. Follow-up on children revealed that no child had committed suicide.…

This paper offers a comparative analysis of the process of conjoint marital therapy within the three major contemporary models of treatment: (1) psychoanalytic; (2) behavioral; and (3) systems theory. On the basis of this comparative analysis, some thoughts toward the future of marital therapy are offered. (Author)

Available from: American Medical Association, 535 N. Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 60610 The professional literature relevant to child incest cases is reviewed, and four questions related to clinical management are examined. (Author)

The paper suggests that incest has been underestimated as a significant determinant of emotional disturbance, and that misuse of sexuality between parents and children can have detrimental consequences that parallel those resulting from other forms of child abuse. (Author)