Based on incidents with dangerous men at his and nearby schools, a superintendent in Colorado offers advice for protection planning, which includes being prepared to handle reporters, implementing a two-way radio system, providing an emergency procedures handbook and inservice training, and knowing how your police and fire departments operate.…

This reprinted 1982 article with a 1988 update describes how the emotional and social development of gifted adolescents often lags behind their academic aptitudes. Difficulties with peers, emotional isolation, and fear of failure can lead to suicide. Preventive steps include respect, awareness, tolerance, and participation by parents and teachers.…

The importance of applied behavior analysis (ABA) in the etiology, control, and prevention of major types of morbidity and mortality is discussed in terms of the health promotion era in public health, the merging and extension of ABA and public health paradigms, and the development of effective interventions for maintaining healthy behavior.…

Successful programs designed to encourage protective behaviors (e.g., wearing safety belts and using child safety seats) have applied such behavioral principles as a combination of rewards, feedback, guidance, contingency management, and modeling. (Author/DB)

The article discusses the relationship of parental depression and child problems, depression and suicide among adolescents, behavioral approaches to ameliorating effects of depression, programs to promote the maintenance and generalization of treatment effects, and the need for primary and secondary prevention programs. (DB)

The article describes the history of the recognition of child abuse and neglect as a major societal problem; reviews the literature describing large scale service or research projects; discusses the social learning underpinnings and ecological approach of one such program, "Project 12-Ways'" and offers recommendations for community treatment and…

The paper presents a community model for reducing the risk of coronary heart disease in children and youth. The model addresses the individual, the family, social groups, and the larger social and physical environments. Exemplary programs are described and recommendations are made for additional research and program development. (Author/DB)

Discusses the growing problem of theft of library materials, including rare books, by both scholarly researchers and library staff. Complacence of librarians and their failure to act in the past is also discussed, as well as the effects of tightened security measures on the traditional trust between librarians and researchers. (CLB)

Describes a study comparing profiles of students identified subjectively by teachers as at-risk to profiles of students who dropped out and to "normal" students. Results suggest that teachers judgement is influenced by the make up of the entire class and more objective assessment instruments should be used. (SD)

Describes a successful K-12 alcohol/drug prevention program in Burlington, Washington, involving strong superintendent leadership and a close school-community partnership. The program boasts a mission to develop an alcohol- and drug-free environment, long-range planning, reliance on local data, a strong adult influence, appropriate funding, and…

Presents five reasons (along with suggestions) as to why teachers of young children should allow children "free" choice of class activities as a means of preventive classroom discipline. (BB)

Although parents and families are a valuable resource in substance abuse prevention programs, to date most programs have been community or school based. This article reviews the growing number of family-oriented programs and discusses outcome effectiveness when available. (Author/LHW)

Used three national surveys (1979, 1982, and 1985) to compare campus alcohol policies, institutional self reports, treatment and referral services, and prevention and educational efforts. Results indicated that a significantly greater variety and quantity of alcohol education and prevention activities are presently available on campuses than were…

Chicago Public Schools' Bureau of Vocational Support Services provides assessment screening, peer tutoring, specialized services for the disabled, an academic resource center, and vocational aides in schools needing bilingual services. During the 1985-86 school year, only two percent of students served by the program dropped out of high school.…

The poetry of adolescents in despair may provide us with early signs of suicide; hence referral to professional help may result at an early stage. In analyzing words used in suicidal and nonsuicidal and adolescent's poetry, significant differences were found. Differences showed themselves in the vigor and intensity of loaded words in the suicide…