Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Services

Institutional racism barriers are seen functioning to keep white persons out of the criminal justice system and minority persons out of the mental health system

The current status of crisis intervention theory is reviewed, and concepts are presented to make the crisis model easier and more effective for therapists to use

A multiple casework approach—primary prevention, early intervention, and postpartum services—can better meet the needs of an at-risk teenage population

A large family may be the most appropriate adoptive home for children with relational difficulties, needs for socialization, structure, or cultural enrichment

The effects of mobility on the family are reviewed and a school social work practice model for aiding the adjustment of the newly moved child is developed

Gestalt therapy, used alone or with other modalities, can help in abating stereotyping and ambivalence and in bringing a new awareness to the marriage partners