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YOUTH VIOLENCE
  • Act-React - Questions challenge teens/pre-teens to think and reason and become responsible, law abiding citizens.
  • American Psychological Association HelpCenter - Warning Signs on-line brochure providing information on detecting a tendency of violence and on controlling the anger driving it.
  • Bajito Onda - A non-profit foundation in Dallas working with mainly Hispanic youth bringing a message of peace and hope to the streets through creative printing techniques.
  • Bullying at School Information (UK) - Bullying at School Information Pages
  • Children, Adolescence and Violence - Psychologist Michael Fenichel presents information and resources for parents, teachers, students, and counselors. Emphasis is on prevention, the "warning signs", causes, and effects of violence.
  • Dealing with Bullies and How Not to be One - From Northern County Psychiatric Associates in Baltimore, Maryland. Advice for parents on how to know if your child is the victim of intimidation, how to intervene, and how to react if your child is the bully.
  • Educators for Social Responsibility - A source of curriculum materials and teacher training programs that focus on issues of peacemaking and conflict resolution.
  • ERIC Clearinghouse on Urban Education - Within the guide, are research studies, program and project overviews, and links to agencies addressing youth violence.
  • Guide To Programs To Prevent Youth Violence
  • Is Youth Violence Just Another Fact Of Life? - A briefing paper from APA on youth and violence.
  • National Campaign to Reduce Youth Violence - Initiated by public broadcasting, the National Campaign to Reduce Youth Violence is a multiyear effort to reduce youth violence in our communities.
  • OJJDP Fact Sheets - Juvenile Justice
  • Ozarks Fighting Back - Ozarks Fighting Back is a community partnership program in Springfield, Missouri, designed to prevent alcohol and other drug abuse, and related violence by building a healthy community.
  • Pacific Center for Violence Prevention - Pacific Center for Violence Prevention, a project of the Trauma Foundation, works to prevent youth violence in California.
  • PeaceTalks - PeaceTalks, a series on teen violence, has some real life answers to one of the nation's most pressing social problems.
  • Please Stop - An open forum for teens and pre-teens to express their feelings and ideas about stopping hate, violence, racism, harassment, bullying and drugs.
  • School Safety Center - FamilyEducation.com provides parents with information and resources needed to take an active role in protecting their children from youth violence.
  • Strategies Against Violence Everywhere (SAVE) - A volunteer collaborative which creates, supports and enhances the commitment of individuals, families and communities to the ideals of nonviolence.
  • Student Leadership Network - National, non-profit, student-led, youth leadership development organization for students on school boards, youth activists and student councils. Formerly the Student Alliance Organization.
  • Student Strategies To Avoid Harm In School - Action guide from National Center for Education Statistics is designed to help students guard their own safety.
  • Teasing Victims - Victims of teasing and bullying will learn here how to end their problem within days. Contains valuable information for all adults who are concerned about youth violence.
  • Teen Violence, Growing Up In A Violent World - Explores the roots of teen violence and its effect on society. Also provides related statistics.
  • Violent Kids Information Site - A website for students, teachers and others who want to learn more about the psychological characteristics of kids who kill.
  • Virginia Youth Violence Project - Identify effective methods and policies for youth violence prevention and response, especially in school settings;
  • Youth Indicators 1996 - A statistical compilation of data on family structure, jobs, education, and other elements that comprise the world of young people. Where possible, long-term trend data are provided as an historical context for interpretation. Source: National Center For Education Statistics (NCES).
  • Youth Violence: A Public Health Concern - Short fact sheet about why youth violence is a public health concern. By the Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence (CSPV).
  • Youth Violence in Middle America - An article on Youth Violence, prepared by the Seach Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
  • Youth Violence: Perception Versus Reality - Compares youth violence to all violence in the US. Examines the difference between crime by juveniles and crime by youth, which includes young adults.

Resources on Teen Violence
http://gothere.com/sandiego/teen/violence.htm

  • Increase Awareness About Domestic Violence. -- If you see a woman being abused, or hear about someone you know being abused, DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. This is something I feel very strongly about. I have, and have had, women that are/were very close to me that have lived through this nightmare. SO STOP IT! You KNOW who you are. The Rev. A.K.Skurgis
  • Bajito Onda -- The Bajito Onda Magazine is a magazine made by and for our troubled youth that are trying to turn their lives around.
  • "Reducing and Preventing Youth Violence: an Analysis of Causes and an Assessment of Successful Programs" by Pedro Noguera, Berkeley, California.
  • National Educational Service (NES) -- An organization dealing with issues of K-12 Education, including youth at risk, discipline with dignity, youth violence, and alternative education.
  • ASK DR. MARLA - Provides information to teenagers on various health topics that are of special interest to teenagers such as sex, drugs, eating disorders, depression, school and family problems.
  • S.T.V. "STOP THE VIOLENCE...FACE THE MUSIC" SOCIETY is a Registered Non-Profit Organization in both CANADA and the U.S.A. This Educational Awareness Campaign offers a Non-Violent, Anti-Crime, Anti-Drug Message through the use of Music, Videos, Literature and Public Awareness. E-MAIL or Phone Today and request your *FREE* copy of the "Hey Kid -- Stop The Violence...Face The Music " C.D. (Quantities are Limited, *While supplies Last)
  • San Angelo Family -- A monthly magazine in Texas devoted to issues pertaining to families and their children

Youth - Education l- Violence Websites - Links   
http://www.childrennow.org/media/boystomen/report-media.html  

Canada- Centre for Research on Violence Against Women and Children

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