The Comprehensive Interagency Diagnostic and Prescriptive Center of Richmond, Virginia, offers troubled youth a chance to have their problems evaluated and treated through a cooperative pooling of staff and resources from five agencies. (MD)

Americans can learn from the British the vital importance of having a positive developmental approach to working with adolescents. (Author/MLF)

Educators alone cannot solve youth's complex problems, but can contribute to their solution by increasing others' awareness and being more responsive to students. This 11-item directory of organizations, projects, and curricular materials is a step in this direction. Organizations include Action for Children's Television, Children's Defense Fund,…

Describes a high school English teacher's community outreach program and its "outsider in society" theme. The teacher matched reading assignments to appropriate community service ventures, ranging from puppet shows to public speaking engagements and work with Alzheimer's patients. Community interactions inspired students to polish and practice…