NCJ Number
185978
Editor(s)
Timothy N. Thornton M.P.A,
Carole A. Craft,
Linda L. Dahlberg Ph.D.,
Barbara S. Lynch Ph.D.,
Katie Baer M.P.H
Date Published
September 2000
Length
225 pages
Annotation
This is a sourcebook for community efforts to prevent youth violence.
Abstract
This book contains, in addition to the results of an extensive literature review, input from teachers, school administrators, members of community-based organizations, employees and volunteers at social service agencies, health department personnel, program planners and practitioners, and researchers from universities across the country. Chapter 1 reviews general principals of intervention planning, implementation, and evaluation. Chapter 2 builds on the experiences of those who have worked to prevent violence by children and adolescents. It discusses in-depth the best practices of four key youth violence prevention strategies: parent- and family-based, home-visiting, social-cognitive, and mentoring. It also documents the science behind those best practices, and includes information about programs that have used the strategies. Appendix A provides a fact sheet on the problem of youth violence, useful in formulating a convincing appeal for support from organizations and community leaders. Appendix B contains an overview of the public health approach, the process by which public health problems are identified and addressed. Tables, references, resources, notes, appendixes