Safety & Injury Prevention

Posted on March 19, 2001

Safeyouth.org is a central source of information on prevention and intervention programs, publications, research, and statistics on violence committed by and against children and teens.

Posted on March 19, 2001

This listing from Parenting is Prevention provides email, website, and contact information for hundreds of parenting resources.

Coverage of the 2001 tragic school shooting in Santee, California included a chorus of voices saying Andy Williams' friends and schoolmates should have reported his threats. We asked some Virginia high school students to give us their thoughts.
Posted on February 5, 2001

Without a safe learning environment, teachers cannot teach and students cannot learn. Student safety is of concern outside of school as well. In fact, as the data in this report show, more serious victimizations happen away from school than at school. Read the report to learn more!

Posted on February 5, 2001

Although youth violence has been subsiding since 1993, the number of adolescents involved in violent behavior remains disconcertingly high, according to the Youth Violence Report released by Surgeon General David Satcher in January, 2001.

Posted on January 26, 2001

The Campaign's mission is to create a safer America for all youth to live, learn and grow. It actively works with youth and adults to fight youth on youth violence and develop violence prevention strategies.

Posted on January 10, 2001

Preventable injuries are the leading health threat facing children today. Find out how you can take precautions, help keep children safe and make a difference in your community.

Posted on December 7, 2000

Search for information on a particular drug of abuse, and review the latest public service announcements and press releases from the National Institute on Drug Abuse.

Posted on December 7, 2000

The 13th annual PRIDE National Survey of Student Drug Use and Violence found major progress had been made in reducing teen drug use, cigarette and alcohol use and gun carrying.

Posted on November 27, 2000

This Centers for Disease Control Prevention sourcebook on best practices, based on the experience of community-based efforts, covers four key strategies—parent and family-based strategies, home visiting, social and conflict resolution skills, and mentoring—and documents the science behind these approaches. (Available in Spanish.)

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