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- Act-React - Questions challenge teens/pre-teens to think and reason and become responsible, law abiding citizens.
cyberroad.com/act-react
- American Psychological Association HelpCenter - Warning Signs on-line brochure providing information on detecting a tendency of violence and on controlling the anger driving it.
helping.apa.org/warningsigns
- 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.
www.fenichel.com/violence.shtml
- Directions Online - Summer/Fall 2001 Issue - Available HTML version of the quarterly magazine published by the Canadian Tamil Youth Development Centre (CanTYD) based in Toronto, Canada.
www.cantyd.org/english/newsletter/summer-fall2k1
- ERIC Clearinghouse on Urban Education - Within the guide, are research studies, program and project overviews, and links to agencies addressing youth violence.
eric-web.tc.columbia.edu/pathways/youth_violence
- Guide To Programs To Prevent Youth Violence -
eric-web.tc.columbia.edu/guides/pg9.html
- Is Youth Violence Just Another Fact Of Life? - A briefing paper from APA on youth and violence.
www.apa.org/pi/pii/isyouthviolence.html
- 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.
www.wnet.org/archive/aav
- OJJDP Fact Sheets - Juvenile Justice
www.ncjrs.org/jjfact.htm
- Pacific Center for Violence Prevention - Pacific Center for Violence Prevention, a project of the Trauma Foundation, works to prevent youth violence in California.
www.pcvp.org
- Peace Works PEI - Canadian non-profit organization teaching conflict resolution skills to children, parents, teachers and communities.
www.isn.net/cliapei/peaceworks
- PeaceTalks - PeaceTalks, a series on teen violence, has some real life answers to one of the nation's most pressing social problems.
www.peacetalks.com
- Report of the Surgeon General on Youth Violence - This report, ordered by Congress and the Clinton administration after the Columbine High School shooting, examines the factors that lead young people to gravitate toward violence, reviews the factors that protect youth from perpetrating violence and identifies effective research-based preventive strategies.
www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/youthviolence
- 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.
www.save.addr.com
- Suite101.Com - Youth Violence - Internet directory and resources pertaining to youth violence.
www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/youth_violence
- Teen Violence - Growing up in a Violent World - An objective look at the problems and conflicts our youth face in society while growing up.
www.teen-violence.com
- Violent Kids Information Site - A website for students, teachers and others who want to learn more about the psychological characteristics of kids who kill.
www.violentkids.com
- Virginia Youth Violence Project - Identify effective methods and policies for youth violence prevention and response, especially in school settings;
curry.edschool.virginia.edu/curry/centers/youthvio
- Youth Alive - Programs by and for teens to reduce violence in communities and schools.
www.youthalive.org
- 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 in a historical context for interpretation. Source: National Center For Education Statistics (NCES).
nces.ed.gov/pubs/yi
- Youth Violence - Content from athealth.com reviewing youth violence and aggression.
www.athealth.com/Practitioner/Newsletter/FPN_5_7.html
- Youth Violence in Middle America - An article on Youth Violence, prepared by the Search Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
www.ncrel.org/skrs/areas/issues/envrnmnt/drugfree/3-1youth.htm
- Youth Violence Resources - Listings of and links to articles, agencies, organizations and websites to find help and information about youth, teen and adolescent violence and bullying issues.
www.vachss.com/help_text/youth_violence.html
- 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).
www.colorado.edu/cspv/factsheets/factsheet9.html
- 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.
www.urban.org/crime/module/butts/youth_violence.html
- YouthWEB Online - Youngsters, teens and adults from diverse backgrounds fight against bias, bigotry and prejudice. People can report hate-related incidents and get information about school violence, and human rights.
www.youthwebonline.com
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