This report summarizes the ideas presented at a parent-child relationship forum for Midwest business and industrial leaders, an offshoot of the 1970 White House Conference on Children. Included is an overview of some of the problems of youth in America, a look at some of the research relating to adults' interacting with children, and a discussion…

Presented in this summary document are 17 charts and statements concerning youth unemployment. Topics covered include: (1) the ratio of teenage to adult unemployment rates, (2) the population explosion, (3) effects of staying in school, (4) state minimum wage patterns, and (5) the effects of a differential on family income. A recommended course of…

This exploration of drug use by young Israelis brings out in sharp focus the unique features of matters of concern to Israelis with relation to drug use and abuse. The in-depth interviews with Israeli youth included examination of their patterns and types of drug use. (Author)

Clarifies the activities, understandings, and skills that are of most importance in the preparation of future young adult librarians. The survey sample, methodology, and findings are described; data are presented in six tables. (JD)

This project attempts to show that a coordinated, data based planning process for youth services can be developed and it will be effective in lessening the frustrations and alienation of young people. (Author/AM)

The current interest in youth employment seems likely to produce new legislation. In developing legislation to deal with youth unemployment, both the ultimate goal and the devices for achieving it should be weighed carefully. (Author/AM)

This review of the literature on adolescent drinking--an increasingly urgent problem among adolescents in the United States today--examines the patterns of alcohol use and abuse among youth. (MM)

Some observations and comments on the role that vocational education can play in helping to resolve the youth unemployment problem in the United States. (BM)

Describes a program of early intervention in the cases of youthful adult offenders appearing before a district court that was developed by a probation officer, a career developer, an administrative assistant-coordinator, and three probation aides in the Brockton, Massachusetts district court. (Author/RK)

Argues that the use of the concept of youth culture has become unproductive in the development of an adequate sociology of youth. This is based on the contention that the concept is ambiguously related to the sociological concept of subculture under which it is supposed to be subsumed. (Author/AM)

Authors note that the focus of their current research is substantive. They have begun to analyze and explicate the native defined views of an age-stratified set of peer groups with respect to numerous variables such as their concepts of health and sickness and their definitions of drugs. (Author/AM)

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder developed in many youths who were exposed to multiple trauma in South Africa's black townships. A modified treatment program was developed for 60 youths, with the goals of alleviating symptoms, documenting events for court cases, and helping individuals reevaluate their position in the struggle against apartheid. (JDD)

Traces the development of the U.S. juvenile justice system. Delineates procedures of the contemporary juvenile justice system and provides hypothetical cases for teaching concepts related to it. (BSR)

Reviews programs to prevent delinquent behavior in school, behavioral analysis of absenteeism and truancy control, behavioral contracting in schools, parent training for changing behavior in school, vandalism reduction, behavioral school consultation, and Skill Streaming in schools. (Author/LHW)

Discusses problems of Southeast Asians adjusting to American culture and their new roles. Sources of stress and conflict for adults, adolescents, and young children suggest possible plans of action for teachers and counselors. (SA)