The aim of this issue of "Children in the Tropics" is to describe work that may be done by a motivated health team having only the strict minimum of material resources. While not a handbook of obstetrics, this text serves as a reminder of basic information and procedures workers must be able to perform. Following a review of the…

The document presents summaries of final reports and recommendations from 10 task forces organized as part of Illinois's observance of the International Year of Disabled Persons. The task forces, intended to review issues critical to successful participation of disabled persons in the state, were charged to develop realistic recommendations for…

This document contains transcripts of testimonies and prepared statements from the Congressional hearing called to examine the effects of illicit drug use and alcoholism on military personnel. Following statements by Senators Hawkins, Grassley, and Kerry, testimonies from representatives of the Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, and Coast Guard are…

This document contains transcripts of witness testimony and prepared statements from the Congressional hearing called to examine the issue of teenage suicide. Testimony is focused on the factors that may lead to teenage suicide, what might be done to prevent these deaths, what the federal government is currently doing in this area, and what action…

Reports the results of a successful reading project which reduced the drop-out rate and increased the reading levels of high school students in Tolleson, Arizona. (RB)

Anxiety disorders are among the most common mental health problems affecting children and adolescents. Current estimates indicate that 1 in 5 children or 4 to 6 students within a classroom of 30 children are at risk for developing an anxiety disorder (Boyd, Kostanski, Gullone, Ollendick, & Shek, 2000). Of these children, many will not receive…

This article describes and provides examples of the three major training modalities currently in vogue. The strengths and weaknesses of each are examined and then integrated to build a recommended model for future training efforts. (Author)

A student describes various school security programs and concludes that the most essential ingredient for success is the cooperative involvement of all parts of the school community. (Editor)

Measured changes in conscious self-regard, of students, the teacher's perception of this self-regard, and classroom group cohesiveness indicate increase in cohesiveness and an accompanying increase in self-regard, though not quite statistically significant. (Author)

Describes "Project Emerge," a dropout prevention program in Dayton, Ohio which is designed to remedy reading deficiencies. (RB)

Described are the services offered by helplines, an innovation in the prevention and treatment of child abuse and neglect modeled after the crisis intervention hotlines. It is explained that child abuse and neglect helplines have two primary functions: to provide the parent or child caller with a sympathetic, nonjudgemental listener; and to offer…

Describes a basic health course at Jackson State University. (PB)

The second year of a 3-year juvenile delinquency prevention program (called ARRIBA) involving 90 pre-delinquent Chicano youth (ages 8-13) is described. (Author/NQ)

The author describes a recent trip undertaken to stimulate greater commitment among Australian professionals to preventing blindness through activities such as vision screening tests and public education programs about eye health and safety. (LH)