The government of Botswana has undertaken a variety of actions, from the incorporation of special preventive programs in the basic health service to the establishment of an interministerial National Council for the Handicapped. Journal availability: see EC 133 861. (Author)

The security and effectiveness of a computer system are dependent on the personnel involved. Improved personnel and organizational procedures can significantly reduce the potential for computer fraud. (Author/MLF)

Reviews objectives and initial results of (1) an outreach education program for pregnant teenagers, and (2) a program for other teenagers aimed at responsible decision making and prevention of unwanted sexual activity. (Author/DB)

Measured the effectiveness of a drug prevention education program developed by the Cooperative Educational Service Agency Number Eight in Wisconsin. As a result of this study, the U.S. Office of Education has recognized this program as a national model. (Author)

Ratings of mood quality and intensity of response were derived from interviews with 58 nursery school children (ages 3 to 5) and from direct observations. Findings based on these two attributes signaled emotional distress and identified those children who required referral for clinical disorders within the subsequent five-year period. (Author/PHR)

Describes the major categories of school security systems that are being used in New York City schools. (MLF)

A roof audit reveals both short- and long-term roof problems. A list of roofs that must be replaced, their cost, and a time schedule for replacement will prevent multiple simultaneous failures. (Author/MLF)

Summarizes conference issues on avoiding tenure litigation in higher education. Points out reasons and costs for such litigation. Lists problems and recommends procedures for their prevention. Explains why declining enrollments and inflation cause tenure problems. Maintains that the institution and the individual gain from the establishment of…

Presents rationale and guidelines for development of Safety Standard Operating Procedures (Safety SOP) specific for local conditions. Includes an outline of a Safety SOP developed for a department primarily focused on undergraduate education with a wide variety of expertise from common laborer to PhD with 20 years experience. (Author/JN)

Things to examine and changes to make in a comprehensive checkup concerning the impact of schools on environmental quality. (Author/MLF)

The validity of a screening device used for primary prevention strategies in college mental health services is examined. (JD)

The use of peer guidance to prevent misuse of the drug phencyclidine is suggested. (LH)

Analyzes this definition of suicide: a behavior that seeks to find a solution to an existential problem by making an attempt on the life of the subject. Theoretical implications and the relationship between suicide and mental illness are discussed. Reprint of first chapter of book entitled "Suicides." (CC)

The investigators attempted to employ strategies that would attack identified perpetrators of school violence and vandalism existing within schools. Results indicated that the dollar costs of vandalism and frequency of inappropriate student behavior decreased more in experimental than in control schools. (Author)

The article presents an approach (the Fagen-Long Curriculum) to developing skills for self-control as a means of preventing and reducing emotional and behavioral disorders in schools. (SBH)