A hard-hitting national advertising campaign to deter young people from carrying weapons, coupled with the launch of the Youth Alcohol Action Plan, has reinforced the impression of this nation's children as out of control. In the background meanwhile, fresh efforts to tackle the root causes of social problems by giving young people things to do and places to go are gathering pace. Many organisations will this summer try to secure a share of the government's £190m Myplace programme for youth centres (see pp20-21). Myplace, part of...