Best Practices of Youth Violence Prevention: A Sourcebook for Community Action

摘要

Violence among children and adolescents is a significant public health concern. In 1999, violence claimed the lives of more than 3,200 Americans ages 19 and under-that's an average of 9 deaths per day-making the homicide rate for young people in the United States the highest among developed countries. Homicide is the second leading cause of death among 15- to 19- year-olds and the third leading cause of death among children ages 10 to 14. Highly publicized school shootings have sobered communities that may have believed they were immune to youth violence. Once viewed as a problem only in inner-city neighborhoods, youth violence is now perceived as a nationwide crisis, and communities are eager to find ways to stop it.