A day school for aggressive adolescents organized cooperatively by a school system, a youth guidance center and a state hospital is providing an alternative to institutionalization. Education and therapy are combined in a supportive setting. (MS)

Describes experiences of an alliance of child and youth treatment agencies whose members converted to computer-based networking modalities. A developmental analysis of individual users and telecommunications networks is offered. Side effects, barriers, and unexpected advantages are delineated. (BB)