The National Council for Children's Rights (NCCR) is a Washington-based advocacy group concerned with public policy affecting children of divorced and separated parents. This document contains papers presented at an NCCR conference. (Since publication of these proceedings, the organization has changed its name to the Children's Rights Council.) Papers include: (1) "A Report on New Directions in Family Research," by Anna Keller; (2) "Child Custody and Parental Cooperation," by Frank S. Williams; (3) "What is Happening in the Black Family," by Reggie B. Walton; (4) "Recent Activities of the American Bar Association's Center on Children and the Law," by David W. Lloyd; (5) "The Agenda for The Commission on Interstate Child Support," by Margaret Campbell Haynes; (6) "The Problem with Child Support," by Jed H. Abraham; (7) "How to Avoid Secondary Victimization in Child Sexual Abuse Investigations," by Ralph Underwager and Hollida Wakefield; (8) "The Domestic Mediation Program of the D.C. Superior Court, Washington, D.C. Multi-Door Dispute Resolution Division," by Michael A. Terry; (9) "Children in the Middle: Common Situations and Some Solutions," by Donald A. Gordon and Jack Arbuthnot; (10) "Mediation: Facilitating Shared Parental Responsibilities," by Phyllis B. Simon; (11) "Beyond Joint Custody: Creative Custody Arrangements to Maximize Both Parents' Involvement With Children," by Joseph A. Condo; (12) "Play Therapy for Adults: Healing the Child Within the Grown-up," by June Hutchison; (13) "Changing American Families: How to Raise Healthy Kids Following Divorce," by Sally Brush; (14) "Advocacy in the States for Children's Rights Activists," by Bruce Gillman and Bruce Eden; (15) "Awareness & Wellness: The Four Affirmative Actions for Maximum Health," by Gary Santora; (16) "Mothers Without Custody (MW/OC): Goals of the National Organization," by Angela M. Meese, Sharon May, and Roberta Weilgus; and (17) "Preventing Child Abuse Charges in Divorce Custody," by Dr. Edwin Carlson. (ME)