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American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Washington, DC. – 1991
Nine fact sheets relevant to children's emotional well-being are presented in this document. The first fact sheet, "Teenagers with Eating Disorders" focuses on anorexia nervosa and bulimia. The second fact sheet, "Children and Grief" describes age-related responses to death, and ways of coping with a death in a family that…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcoholism, Anorexia Nervosa, At Risk Persons
Substance Abuse Community Council of Grosse Pointe (SAC2), Grosse Pointe, MI. – 1990
This booklet provides information for parents to help prevent substance abuse in their children. The first section contains excerpts from the keynote address, "Drugs and the American Family," given by Mitchell Rosenthal to the Ohio Drug Studies Institute in Columbus, Ohio. The second section contains specific recommendations for setting limits and…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Communication Skills, Drug Abuse, Elementary School Students
Schatz, Mona Struhsaker; Denmark, Larry – 1996
Addressing the complexities of families facing substance abuse can help caseworkers in assessment and treatment-planning activities. Some basic information and skills that caseworkers and foster care parents can use in the assessment of addiction and treatment-planning decisions are presented in this training manual. The manual and training…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Caseworkers, Child Caregivers, Drug Addiction
Office for Civil Rights (ED), Washington, DC. – 1991
This pamphlet summarizes the responsibilities of school officials under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 in administering nondiscriminatory disciplinary sanctions in the form of long-term suspension or expulsion of students with disabilities. It also summarizes the rights of disabled students and their parents or guardians in…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Civil Rights, Compliance (Legal), Disabilities
Levin, Boris Mikhailovich; Levin, Mikhail Borisovich – Soviet Education, 1990
Reports on Soviet parents' responses to a 1986 survey concerning parental influence on children and alcohol use. Points out that most parents perceive the link between their own alcohol use and children's drinking but cultural traditions and alcoholic habits often preclude change. Notes parents' opinions on effectiveness of governmental and school…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcohol Abuse, Alcoholism, Children
Levin, Boris Mikhailovich; Levin, Mikhail Borisovich – Soviet Education, 1990
Posits reasons for accelerated alcohol use and accompanying personality changes among Soviet adolescents. Analyzes the relationship between difficult family environment and poor academic performance. Contends that students who are alienated from school seek to meet needs in antisocial groups where the frequency of drinking to excess often produces…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Alcohol Abuse, Alcoholism, Antisocial Behavior