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Youth Violence

Friday's Progress Notes - March 23, 2001
Mental Health Information - Vol. 5 Issue 7
Published by athealth.com - http://www.athealth.com

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CONTENTS

1. Surgeon General's report on youth and violence
2. Preventing youth violence - priorities and recommendations.
3. Best practices of youth violence prevention
4. Treatment of adolescent assault victims
5. Preventing gang violence
6. Guide to safe schools
7. Anger management
8. Conflict resolution


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Dear Colleagues,

Recently, our nation was again shocked by news of a tragic school shooting. Unfortunately, youth violence is an all too common event in today's society. The recent Surgeon General's report on youth violence states, "Youth violence is a high-visibility, high-priority concern in every sector of U.S. society. No community, whether affluent or poor, urban, suburban, or rural, is immune from its devastating effects." This week's newsletter revisits this important health issue.

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Regrards,
Jack

John L. Miller, MD


1. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Youth and Violence: A Report of the Surgeon General
The designation of youth violence as a public health issue complements the more traditional status of the problem as a criminal justice concern.
http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/youthviolence/report.html

2. AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
Youth and Violence: A Report to the Nation
The Commission for the Prevention of Youth Violence, a coalition of 10 health care groups, developed 7 priorities and 44 recommendations in a call for action to prevent youth violence in our schools and communities. You can download the executive summary or the full report.
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/upload/mm/386/fullreport.pdf

3. CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION
Best Practices of Youth Violence Prevention: A Sourcebook for Community Action
The CDC has released a community-oriented sourcebook that describes strategies for implementing proven or promising interventions to prevent youth violence. (Adobe Acrobat required to view or print this document.)
http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/dvp/bestpractices.htm

4. AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS
Adolescent Assault Victim Needs: A Review of Issues and a Model Protocol
The urgent care of the adolescent assault victim must not be limited to the treatment of physical injuries. Attention to the injured adolescent's emotional needs and the assurance of individualized follow-up are also necessary.
http://aappolicy.aappublications.org/cgi/reprint/pediatrics;98/5/991.pdf

5. AMERICAN FAMILY PHYSICIAN
Preventing Street Gang Violence
This article examines epidemiology, historic perspective, characteristics of gangs, and prevention strategies.
http://www.aafp.org/afp/990415ap/medicine.html

6. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Early Warning, Timely Response: A Guide to Safe Schools
This guide, developed by the Department of Education and the Department of Justice, includes sections on characteristics of a safe school, identifying early warning signs of aggression and violence, intervention for troubled children, and development of a prevention and crisis response plan.
http://www.athealth.com/consumer/issues/early_warning.html

7. ERIC DIGEST
Anger Management: An Overview for Counselors
Anger can be a source of various physical, mental, emotional, social, or legal problems when not managed effectively.
http://www.athealth.com/consumer/disorders/anger1.html

8. HEAD START BULLETIN
Conflict Resolution
One of the most important steps people can take in learning to prevent or resolve conflicts is to become aware of and sensitive to the difference between interests and positions.
http://www.athealth.com/consumer/disorders/conflictres.html



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