The purpose of this study was to identify youth adjustment problems in the transition from high school to work and to recommend possible solutions. Data collected in Columbus, Omaha, and New Orleans, through interviews with 642 workers between the ages of 17 and 27, focused on the following areas: (1) transition from high school to full-time work,…

A general look at the drug abuse problem comprises the first part of the paper. The author views drug abuse in terms of dependence rather than addiction, and as being either physiological or psychological. He briefly discusses which drugs are used, by whom, and for what purposes. Drug abuse is seen as an old problem with contemporary…

This guide developed for use in the secondary schools of New Jersey makes suggestions for venereal disease education which have been tested in a wide variety of classroom situations. The document focuses on the kinds of questions for which young people are seeking answers. An attempt is made to illustrate problems which might become a framework…

Project H.E.L.P. is a promise to youth that we do care and that we will show we do. However, in innovating a program for dropouts, many concerns arise, as more difficulties arise. These areas of concern are: (1) the widespread adoption of the innovation which could take place only with the backing and support of the school board and administrative…

In an effort to aid freshmen whose academic backgrounds were weaker than those of other freshmen, the College of the Arts and Sciences, University of Missouri, Kansas City, inaugurated a program called "The Transitional Year." This program was planned to minimize the difficulties encountered by freshmen during the transition from high school to…

This paper discusses the nature and extent of student drug use, its meaning and significance, society's response to it, and some of the problems resulting from efforts to control it. Drugs are any substance which by its chemical nature affects the structure or function of the living organism. Abuse refers to any use of a non-medically approved…

This publication is the report of a study of the nationwide youth services bureau effort undertaken by the youth authority of California at the request of the Youth Development and Delinquency Prevention Administration in 1971. Questionnaires (dealing with types of program, organization, program administration, funding, staff, clients, and primary…

Juvenile delinquency was identified as the major problem affecting youth on Indian reservations. Causes for delinquency which were discussed included culture conflict, expectation of failure, unemployment, failure of homes and parents, discrimination, inadequate education, off-reservation schools, and alcoholism. Needs identified by tribal leaders…

Project 410 goals are briefly stated: (1) to study the circumstances and identify the needs of older youth (ages 16-20) living away from home; (2) to recruit, certify and develop foster homes for older youth; and (3) to develop a referral system to make these homes available for placement of older youth. The background and development of standards…

The outline of a course in the investigation of literature (both fiction and nonfiction) which concerns youth facing and overcoming problems of life, with stress upon the novel and biography, is presented. The student is expected, through reading selected literary works, to (1) examine the problems confronted by youth, (2) examine youth's needs…

By the late 1960s, rural youth seemed to have become very similar to urban youth in their value orientations, aspirations, and behavioral patterns. As a result of the changing moral standards, alternative family forms, and new forms of community life, youth need help in selecting among the various alternatives. Therefore, one of the most important…

Meeting the interwoven psychological and environmental needs of delinquent youngsters involves four differential treatment functions: behavior adjustment, growth counseling, child advocacy, and social change. Mental health counselors and juvenile-justice-system workers can coordinate their efforts toward comprehensive treatment by analyzing their…

Attempts to build a theoretical construct that defines the primary dimensions of adolescent alienation and to develop and test attitude scales to measure alienation in early adolescents. (Author/RK)

The authors contend that diversion of youth from the juvenile justice system may be seen as potentially dangerous and harmful, and they present several arguments against expansion of diversionary services. (Author)