In two surveys, a substantial majority of school board members supported development of school-linked services to meet the needs of children and families. When given an opportunity to comment individually, some expressed ambivalence about fully supporting such services. Respondents felt substance-abuse services, health services, and parenting…

Assesses 350 delinquent court-adjudicated adolescent males for substance use/abuse. Analyses reveal social behavior/peer relationship variables to be more strongly related to the degree of substance use/abuse than were the family problem risk variables. Follow-up analysis reveals evidence that conforming/socially acceptable behavior acts as a…

Addresses the importance of adults negotiating the intergenerational family stage of personal authority in the family system. Presents a treatment approach that integrates intergenerational family therapy with cognitive therapy. Discusses the intergenerational transmission of problem patterns, the assessment process, specific counseling…

Examines how familial factors influence childhood depression and anxiety, with special reference to middle school and early adolescence. Comparisons of 16 students receiving psychiatric treatment with 16 non-treated students indicate significant differences between the groups on several familial characteristics, including frequency of major family…

Parental attachment was shown to be a mediating variable when family dysfunction was examined, although parental alcoholism was not a significant predictor of attachment to parents or interpersonal distress. As the level of family dysfunction increased, participants reported less parental attachment and more interpersonal distress. Implications…

Examines how family and personal characteristics relate to the employment situation of adolescents (N=995) in Denmark. Results show that parental divorce, parental unemployment (only for males), low parental affective involvement, and adolescent relationship problems were related to youth unemployment, but educational career and work commitment…

Couples whose early wounds cause narcissistic and borderline defenses may benefit from treatment with a psychodynamically oriented couples therapist. This article presents a treatment method that helps partners become attuned to each other's underlying injuries and vulnerabilities. The goal is to rebuild damaged structures of the self and to…

Examines influences surrounding two specific outcomes of family abduction events: duration of the episode and the likelihood of emotional trauma to children involved. Findings indicate duration is influenced by preparedness, planning and intent, and with difficulty in physically locating the child. Emotional harm is associated with child…

This article explores the notion of "non-finite loss," defined as the ongoing sense of grief experienced by parents caring for children with severe disabilities. Issues that professionals need to consider when working with parents are discussed, and a set of recommendations for promoting more effective partnerships is provided. (Contains…

Data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health were used to investigate the effects of parental separation on adolescent delinquency and depression. Parent-adolescent relationship prior to marital dissolution moderated the effects of parental separation on adolescent delinquency. Opposite-sex parents had a significant influence on…

This study investigated the needs, supports, and stresses of 37 families of children enrolled in an urban early intervention program at program start and 12 months later. At both assessment points, caregivers reported food, shelter, transportation, medical, information, personal time needs, and feelings of stress. Significant differences in scores…

Asserts that children's problems cannot be handled by only the principal and the teacher. Describes the services offered by Seton Center in New Jersey, which attempts to solve family problems by offering programs in language skills, parenting classes, early intervention and prevention, and support groups. (VWC)

Notes that emotional abuse is difficult to define and to assess and operationalize for intervention purposes. Addresses these issues and emphasizes the heterogeneous nature of emotional maltreatment, a fact that demands a multi-level, multidimensional approach to intervention. Outlines and discusses methods for tackling the facets of this complex…

Synthesizes articles in this special issue, highlighting the increasing public policy response to connecting child welfare and substance abuse services that will simultaneously serve children and their families affected by substance abuse. Considers challenges faced by these cooperative efforts, including the need to improve administrative data,…

Utilized the Family Environment Scale and the Experience Sampling Method to evaluate how family discord was related to adolescents' age, in 101 single-mother families. Mothers' reports of overall discord decreased across adolescence. In immediate interactions, boys reported feeling more anger towards their mothers with age, while girls reported…