What some communities are doing

United States, 1969

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Episode of Series “Drugs: the children are choosing”.
The sixth film in the series describes two broadly based educational efforts to deal with the problem of youthful drug abuse: (1) designed by a school district; and (2) a community effort by some affluent suburbs. Emphasises the need for a total community commitment and planning.

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Credits

producer/director

Joanne M Mock

production company

KQED-TV (Television station : San Francisco, Calif.)

Duration

00:28:22:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1969

Appears in

Drugs: the children are choosing

Group of items

Drugs: the children are choosing

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

011843

Language

English

Subject categories

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Adolescence

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Community

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Community power

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Drug abuse - Social aspects

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Adolescence

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Drug abuse

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Drug abuse - Social aspects

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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