The text"s Part One describes the ecological factors leading to the problems that children and adolescents face. Case study families that are revisited throughout the text are introduced in Part One. * Part Three describes the actual at-risk categories (suicide, violence, drug/alcohol use, etc.) and presents treatment suggestions that are particularly effective for working with young people experiencing each of these categories of problems. * Part Four contains a complete set of prevention and treatment intervention approaches, including descriptions of school-based family systems, and community-based prevention programs. * The text presents educational, psychological, and counseling interventions for prevention and treatment of at-risk behaviors including those appropriate for adolescents, pre-adolescents, and younger children. * Each chapter has a recommended reading list and makes use of case studies and stories of real clients to illustrate concepts and to highlight, apply, and personalize the book"s information.