Four intervention models are reviewed for their applicability to initiation of community-based programs for drug abuse prevention in youth. An expanded model is offered and applied to an existing program to suggest methods of organizing communities for sequenced long-term drug prevention programming. (Author/MT)

Teenagers are the most likely age group to be victims of crime and the least likely to report crimes to the police. Parents, students, and teachers can work together to help prevent crime. (DF)

This article describes a program entitled "Staying Alive" to help teachers prevent molestation of elementary school children. Child molestation is defined, methods of coercion are described, and survival tips and relevant learning activities are suggested. (Author/MT)

Results of questionnaires and follow-up interviews with public health departments in each state and the District of Columbia revealed that, as a whole, state governments have not made a sustained commitment to the prevention of fetal alcohol syndrome. Several states have initiated programs that could serve as a model for national effort.…

Evaluated two strategies for enhancing maintenance of weight loss in the behavioral treatment of obese clients (N=129): relapse prevention training and posttreatment client-therapist contact by mail and telephone. Results showed that all treatments produced substantial initial weight losses, but subjects tended to regain weight during the…

Demographic characteristics are presented for one young offender population (N=287, seven to nine years old). Suggestions for intervention in the primary grades are offered to prevent young offenders from becoming chronic repeat offenders. (CL)

Describes a method for controlling minor incidents of disruptive behavior and failure to prepare for class. (MCG)

A study involving eight elementary students suggested that active discrimination training can alter children's consumer responses to televised advertisements, and such training can take place with minimal teacher effort and classroom time. (Author/CL)

Results of a project to diagnose children with perceptual difficulties in an expanded four-year check and to avert learning difficulties through preschool follow-up activities are described. (CL)

The author presents 11 basic techniques, procedures, and safety practices to form the nucleus of a professional standard of care for the safety of students, spectators, and recreationists in schools, sport complexes, schoolgrounds, community buildings, and parks. (MT)

Home economists can use their systems approach and multidisciplinary orientation in the promotion and implementation of prevention. Prevention is defined as anticipatory action to stop or reduce the possibility of an undesirable event from happening. (SK)

Describes attempts at enhancing treatment system responsiveness to the specialized needs of the female substance abuser. The focus is on both prevention and intervention efforts. (Author)

Snowmobile accidents and resulting casualties in Wisconsin were surveyed from 1973 to 1982. Results of the survey are presented and recommendations to further reduce accidents are offered. (MT)

The Coalition on Smoking OR Health was established to coordinate education programs to discourage young people from smoking. Projects that could be undertaken by parent associations are suggested. (MT)

The author cites the 27 to 30 age group of teachers of hearing impaired students as reporting the highest degree of emotional exhaustion, defines burnout, discusses over nine sources of stress, and offers eight strategies to offset stress. (MC)