When kids reach out for help from the threat of gangs, drugs, and poverty, Communities in Schools links them with others in the community who can help them stay in school. Find out if there's a CIS working in your community.

This organization can help your local school district or community develop a customized school safety training and planning program or provide current information on school safety issues.

According to a major report on the attitudes of 6,500 kids and 1,300 parents across the country, negative peer pressure may be the most important-and perhaps the most changeable-educational issue today. Learn how adults can counter negative peer pressure in this article by Senior Editor Richard Louv.

Over 1,000 studies confirm the link between media violence and aggressive behavior in children. Learn more from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) fact sheet.

This program is designed to help children set goals for themselves, resist pressures, learn how to resolve conflicts without violence and understand how gangs and youth violence affect the quality of their lives.

Nine out of ten police chiefs agree that Americans could sharply reduce crime by fully investing in our nation's children. This organization is a national anti-crime organization led by police chiefs, prosecutors and crime survivors.