Describes a program for involving parents of emotionally disturbed children and adolescents at a state mental hospital. Information is presented on the goals of the program, parent discussion groups, family activity groups, and the role of the coordinator. (JMB)

In New York City, the Educational Alliance, a settlement house, provides comprehensive, coordinated educational-mental health care through its special unit for young children. Services range from a day care center, a multiethnic, trilingual Head Start program, to after-school, summer school, and day camp programs. (Author/CS)

The Child Care Initiative Project, a public-private partnership designed to build the supply of child care throughout California, has achieved remarkable success in recruiting and training providers and increasing the number of child-care spaces in family day-care settings. Community-based organization and strong evaluation instruments have been…