Kids at Risk (Winter 2008)

From the Editor

• Editor’s Introduction by: Zvi Grumet

Features

• Off the Derech by: Faranak Margolese
• At-Risk Students: Who Are These Kids and Why Do They Behave the Way They Do? by: Richard Sagor
• A Leisurely Game of Cards by: Levi Cooper
• Therapy May Be Inadequate by: Abraham Twerski

Research

• Stop the Bullying by: Rona Novick
• A BRAVE Journey by: Rona Novick
• Adolescent Girls at Risk for Eating Disorders: How Educators Can Help by: Esther Altmann
• Warning Signs and Behaviors Associated with Eating Disorders by: Esther Altmann
• Characteristics of Eating Disorders by: Esther Altmann
• Using the Flame to Fight the Darkness: Depression in Jewish Adolescents by: Vicky Gilpin

Applications

• TheLockers.net Peer Counseling Portal: For Jewish Teens Confronting High-Risk Issues by: Yehoshua M. Eliovson
• In their Own Words by: Yehoshua Eliovson
• Interview with Rabbi Yehoshua Eliovson, Founder of TheLockers.net
• Retorno – a Prevention and Therapeutic Model by: Eitan Eckstein
• Calling Sde Bar Home by: Elana Maryles Sztokman
• Quick Guide to Some Key Programs for Disaffected Youth in Israel by: Elana Maryles Sztokman
• A Sampling of Programs for At-Risk Youth in Israel by: Elana Maryles Sztockman
• Starred Students at Teva by: Tally Wolf Nachim
• A Collaborative Effort for Teacher Education: Priority-1 and ATT by: Naphtali Hoff
• Substance Abuse Webquest by: Naphtali Hoff
• The Los Angeles Torah Consortium and Yeshiva Principal’s Council: – A Brief Outline of the Activities and History of a Unique Body by: Dovid Landesman