It is not only difficult but would be impossible to meet the challenge presented by these youngsters if we were not able to enjoy a genuine and mutually supportive interest in working with them. This program has been developed as a highly cooperative, closely coordinated effort on the part of the entire staff. Particular emphasis has been placed on attempting to establish a ward atmosphere in which intensive individual and group psychotherapy can be conducted against a background of dynamic social reality, rather than in the kind of environment which licenses the "crazy, mixed-up" behavior of hopelessly wayward youth.Abstract Teaser