The World Federation of Therapeutic Communities is an international association of drug treatment centers that use the "Therapeutic Community" (TC) to combat chemical dependency and drug addiction. Their 1985 conference focused on bridging services between the TC and the traditional human service systems. A total of 85 separate papers were presented at this conference, and in the proceedings the papers have been grouped into 10 chapters, as follows: (1) Introduction; (2) International Perspectives; (3) TC Research: State of the Art; (4) AIDS, Alcohol and Health Care; (5) Mental Health and the TC; (6) Adolescent Services and the TC; (7) Drug Abuse and the Criminal Justice System; (8) Women, Family Systems and the TC; (9) Drug Education and Prevention; and (10) Management Issues and Innovations. (NB)