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This report, prepared by the Office for Substance Abuse Prevention (OSAP) provides information for starting a student assistance program as one approach for intervening and preventing alcohol and other drug problems among school-age youth. The purpose and function of student assistance programs are described, including the benefits they offer both students and schools for a wide range of problems. A section describing a program model outlines the components found in virtually every school with this type of program. Three examples are presented of school districts that have successfully adopted a student assistance program. The models differ in the services offered and the way the services are delivered, but each provides students with previously unavailable resources and help. An annotated resource list on student assistance programs citing books and booklets, periodicals, and articles is provided, and organizations that assist with planning these programs are also listed. (LLL)

1Boy Crusoe

By Allan Eric

Also published as" A Yankee Crusoe" . A 15 year old hard working and studious farm boy finds the lure of adventure on the seas as a merchant seaman more than he can resist. This is his story. " I was born in a little town in the State of Maine, near the close of the Civil War. My boyhood life did not differ materially from that of the average farmer's son in the remote country districts of New England--except, perhaps, that I read more and thought more. Hard work on the rugged soil, two terms each year in the little yellow country schoolhouse, a day's fishing now and then filled the early years of my life full to over-flowing. " What he gets is enough excitement and adventure to overflow his wildest dreams. How he experiences disaster and uses his wits and knowledge to overcome every problem makes for a great read. - Summary by Phil Chenevert