This booklet is designed to provide the citizens of Maine with general information they can use to help with the problem of youth suicide. It serves as part of the state's public education strategy to teach the citizens about suicide prevention. The booklet contains information concerning myths about suicide, the risk factors, warning signs, and…

In an attempt to create more youth and adult partnerships to prevent violence throughout California, the California Attorney General's Office, the California Youth Authority, and the California Department of Health Services joined together on this community action research project. The members of the Attorney General's Youth Council on Violence…

Plain Talk is a neighborhood-based initiative aimed at helping adults, parents, and community leaders develop the skills and tools they need to communicate effectively with young people about reducing adolescent sexual risk-taking. Plain Talk was implemented in five urban neighborhoods in: Atlanta (Georgia); San Diego (California): Seattle…

This book makes extensive use of photographs to document successful community-based family support programs that enable families and their children to overcome cycles of poverty, drugs, and violence. The book begins with an essay by Roger Rosenblatt discussing the history of childhood in America and the growth of community-based programs; the…

This bulletin focuses on four restorative conferencing models within the juvenile justice system: victim-offender mediation; community reparative boards; family group conferencing; and circle sentencing. The bulletin first describes each of the four restorative justice models, presenting information on background, concept, procedures and goals,…

The concerns highlighted in this report were derived from a questionnaire sent to states and territories and reflect national as well as individual state and regional concerns about juvenile delinquency and crime. Although the wide ranging responses to the questionnaire made it clear that states and territories experience different problems, the…

The primary areas in which Broward County, Florida visiting teachers (one for about 6000 children) serve the schools are student welfare and attendance. Student welfare problems usually fall into one or more of these categories; financial, emotional, scholastic, health. Student attendance problems fall into two categories: truancy and…

Factors are discussed which may have played a part in the failure of the Chicago Yough Development Project to fit ghetto youth into the "straight" world despite their possession of impressive nonstandard skills. (SA)

Reports an analytical study of the world social situation of youth, describing the needs and aspirations of youth and the most effective methods of meeting those needs; data were obtained from 58 adults and 1,738 young people between the ages of 14 and 25 in 15 countries, chosen according to geographical distribution. (Author/JM)

Presents report of the results of a dietary survey conducted among young transients using medical services of the Waikiki Drug Clinic in Hawaii. An informal method of nutrition education is recommended. (DM)

Defines drug abuse, identifies drug abusers, and emphasizes drug education in the family living context, as well as offering alternatives to drug use. (KJ)

Calls for efforts to make curriculum meet student goal needs and to involve as many students, teachers, parents and community members as possible in anti drug abuse work. (KJ)