The paper describes a four-year research effort aimed at developing preventive educational interventions for children with behavior problems in inner city schools. The implications of switching the emphasis from early secondary to primary preventive programs are discussed. (Author)

Low-income parents, with children involved in a preventive educational intervention, were provided an out-reach mental health service in the form of weekly parent group meetings. Initially, these meetings apprised parents of their children's educational programs. Later, these meetings provided the opportunity for parents to learn a different set…