This paper describes the evolution of the community mental health training program at Harvard Medical School and the ways in which it has attempted to retain its commitment to the principles of relevance and flexibility. Some of the issues affecting future directions are highlighted. (Author)

A number of projects undertaken by school psychology students are reviewed in this paper. These activities have helped demonstrate that students in a training program in school psychology can combine their talents with the needs of the school district to aid in implementing the educational objectives of our society. (Author/KJ)

Steps in establishing a community-supported foster group home are described. Efforts to begin the group home, now in its fifth year of existence, included community education, community organization, and work with individual community members. (Author/DB)

Describes a project developed to create a comprehensive training program for adults who had no previous technical training. The program is applicable to community energy conservation needs and usable in communities in a variety of geographical regions. (CT)

A study to assess the long-term effects of participation in a high school community service project during the years 1945 to 1949 is described in terms of reconstruction of the original program, methodology, results, and finally, suggested hypotheses and methodological recommendations. (Author/MLF)

Discusses a shoplifting prevention campaign organized and conducted by a group of distributive education students. Includes suggestions for selecting a theme, capitalizing on news coverage, creating community awareness, and conducting community service programs. (JOW)

The National Education Association has designed projects to help make better use of children's viewing time. Projects involve use of special television programs, reading projects, critical television viewing skills curriculum, and parent, teacher, and community workshops. (CJ)

In Eastern Junior High School in Greenwich, Connecticut, 50 local artists take over the school for one day a year, working, demonstrating, and performing with and for the students. (Author/JM)

Discusses the history of the medium and the benefits of school access programing. Pennsylvania's Colonial School District channel is described to show how cable television serves as an information base for the adult community as well as for students. (FM)

The establishment of a mental health clinic in a community recreational park is described. (JD)

Suggests that school newspapers pursue out-of-school news in areas such as school-related concerns, government, community agencies and services, entertainment, service agencies and programs, sports, first-person accounts, national problems, and problem investigation. (TJ)

Discusses the beginnings of a groundswell of support for cultural activities from the state and municipal levels. Focuses on the development of regional dance companies and their problems. (Author/RK)