Youth Violence Prevention Resource List
Reports on Youth Violence
Youth Violence: A Report of the Surgeon General
http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/youthviolence/
“This report, the first Surgeon General's report on youth violence in the United
States, summarizes an extensive body of research and seeks to clarify seemingly
contradictory trends, such as the discrepancies noted above between official
records of youth violence and young people's self-reports of violent behaviors.
It describes research identifying and clarifying the factors that increase the
risk, or statistical probability, that a young person will become violent, as
well as studies that have begun to identify developmental pathways that may lead
a young person into a violent lifestyle. The report also explores the less well
developed research area of factors that seem to protect youths from viewing violence
as an acceptable—or inevitable—way of approaching or responding to life events.
Finally, the report reviews research on the effectiveness of specific strategies
and programs designed to reduce and prevent youth violence.”
Best Practices of Youth Violence Prevention: A Sourcebook for Community
Action
http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/dvp/bestpractices.htm#Download
“Best Practices is the first of its kind to look at the effectiveness of specific
violence prevention practices in four key areas: parents and families; home visiting;
social and conflict resolution skills; and mentoring. These programs are drawn
from real-world experiences of professionals and advocates who have successfully
worked to prevent violence among children and adolescents. As a CDC publication,
the sourcebook also documents the science behind each best practice and offers
a comprehensive directory of resources for more information about programs that
have used these practices.”
Youth and Violence: Medicine, Nursing, and Public Health: Connecting
the dots to prevent violence
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/upload/mm/386/fullreport.pdf
“From the Commission to Prevent Youth Violence was established in October 1999,
with funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, to apply the skills, scientific
rigor, and insight of medical, nursing, and public health professionals to the
issues of youth and school violence. Its charge was to: (1) conduct a detailed
exploration of the critical questions concerning youth and school violence; and
(2) develop and disseminate a report that identifies the role of health care
professionals and others in violence and intervention, including a specific action
agenda. Toward this end, the Commission solicited testimony from both within
and outside the health care community, including community advocates, concerned
citizens, and youth representatives. This report synthesizes the testimony with
the existing scientific literature to outline the rationale behind the Commission's
recommendations, which are listed in the section “Priorities and Recommendations”.”
Youth Violence Prevention Organizations and Websites
The Children's Safety Network (CSN)
http://www.childrenssafetynetwork.org/
“CSN works with maternal and child health (MCH), public health, and other injury
prevention practitioners to provide technical assistance and information; facilitate
the implementation and evaluation of injury prevention programs; and conduct
analytical and policy activities that improve injury and violence prevention.
Over the years, CSN has increased the attention given by public health professionals,
legislators, and stakeholders to childhood injury and violence issues, encouraging
a coordinated response among a variety of constituencies. CSN has facilitated
development of new injury prevention programs, encouraged integration of injury
and violence prevention into MCH programs, and conducted research and policy
activities, leading to an improved infrastructure of injury and violence prevention
activities in the United States .”
The Education Development Center
Health and Human Development Programs: Center for Violence and Injury
Prevention
http://www.hhd.org/centersprojects/centers_cvip.asp
“The Center for Violence and Injury Prevention at EDC assesses the complex social
and behavioral factors that underlie physical trauma — be it intentional or unintentional — and
develops concrete prevention programs with schools, community-based organizations,
criminal and juvenile justice systems, and health care and social service agencies.
It also works to reduce the consequences of injury and violence when they do
occur. The center is involved in 24 U.S. projects and has recently expanded its
work with partners in other regions of the world, especially in Latin America
and the Caribbean nations.”
Choices for Youth: A Public Education Campaign to Prevent Violence
against Youth
http://www.preventviolence.org/main.html
Center for Mental Health Services: School Violence Prevention Program
http://www.mentalhealth.org/schoolviolence/default.asp
“ The CMHS initiative on school violence focuses on the collective involvement
of families, communities, and schools to build resiliency to disruptive behavior
disorders (for example, oppositional defiant disorder, conduct disorder, and
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder). It is typically these children who
are at risk of violence as perpetrators and victims. Untreated conduct disorders
can develop into costly adult mental health and societal problems such as delinquency,
substance use, and antisocial personality disorder.”
National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center
http://www.safeyouth.org/home.htm
“The National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center (NYVPRC) was established
as a central source of information on prevention and intervention programs, publications,
research, and statistics on violence committed by and against children and teens.
The NYVPRC website and call center serve as a user-friendly, single point of
access to Federal information on youth violence prevention and suicide.”
United States Department of Justice: Violence Prevention Resource
Page
http://www.usdoj.gov/youthviolence.htm
Additional Resources