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The
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Table of Contents Foreword Introduction The Need for Resilience Enhancing and Violence Prevention Initiatives Understanding Youth Violence Patterns of Adolescent Violence Perspectives on Violence Risk and Protective Factors and Processes Ethnic Minority and Cultural Issues The Public Health Approach to Enhancing Resilience and Preventing Violence in Schools and Communities Preventing Violent Behaviors-Mental Health Interventions The Role of Schools How to Intervene: What Programs Work? What Are the Issues? Evidence-Based Interventions Conclusion Appendixes Exhibit 1-Model and Promising Programs Exhibit 2-Evidence-Based Programs That Foster Resilience Exhibit 3-Exemplary, Model, and Promising Programs to Strengthen Families Bibliography |
We tend to see children [who are exposed to violence] as statistics, but they really are not. They are somebody's child. And if we do not do all that we can to salvage them, it is as if we are spitting in the face of God. The need for an initiative that enhances resilience to
problematic behaviors and prevents violence is driven, in part, by the
increase in the incidence of youth violence over the past decade and by
the fact that this violence has become more random and more lethal. Although
most of this violence take place in homes and neighborhoods, a considerable
amount also occurs in and around schools. Dramatic media attention given
to incidents of students killing their classmates at school has shocked
the Nation. Although these episodes are rare, students, teachers, parents,
and other caregivers experience daily anxiety due to threats, bullying,
and assaults in their schools. 1 Compiled
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