Additional Resources
Youth Violence Fact SheetSee Website: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
www.cdc.gov/ncipc/factsheets/yvfacts.htm
CDC’s “Best Practices of Youth Violence Prevention. A source book for Community Action.”
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.
www.cdc.gov/ncipc/dvp/bestpractices.htm
“Blueprints for Violence Prevention”
Identifies 11 violence prevention and intervention programs that meet a strict scientific standard of program effectiveness. The 11 model programs, called “Blueprints,” have been effective in reducing adolescent violent crime, aggression, delinquency, and substance abuse
www.colorado.edu/cspv/blueprints/index.html
Surgeon General’s report on youth violence in the United States
summarizes an extensive body of research. It clarifies trends in youth violence, identifies risk factors, and reviews the effectiveness of specific prevention strategies.
www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/youthviolence/
Early Warning, Timely Response: A Guide to Safe Schools
This guide offers research-based practices designed to assist school communities identify these warning signs early and develop prevention, intervention and crisis response plans.
www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/osep/gtss.html
School Health Guidelines to Prevent Unintentional Injuries and Violence The Guidelines include information about adolescent violence, suicide, and unintentional injury; why it is important to focus on schools; and what schools do to prevent injuries and violence.
www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/injury/guidelines/index.htm
The School Health Index (SHI)
A self-assessment and planning guide that enables schools to identify the strengths and weaknesses of their school health promotion policies and programs; develop an action plan for improving student health; and, involve teachers, parents, students, and the community in improving school policies, programs, and services. The SHI covers 5 health topic areas: physical education and physical activity, healthy eating, tobacco use prevention, unintentional injuries and violence prevention, and asthma.
www.apps.nccd.cdc.gov/shi/default.aspx