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The Melissa Institute has conducted an annotated review
of over 400 violence prevention websites. This critical information
points to the work of many quality organizations.
A Review of Violence Prevention Websites Conducted by Clifford
R. O'Donnell, Ph.D., Member of the Melissa Institute Scientific Board, Department of Psychology,
University of Hawaii, & Yukiko Hayashi, Graduate Student. Requires Acrobat Reader.
Information About School Safety
California Department of Education: School Safety
Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence (University of Colorado)
Safe Communities-Safe Schools Planning Guide: A Tool for Community Violence Prevention Efforts
Bullying Prevention Program: Blueprints for Violence Prevention\Prevention Programs that Work for Youth: Violence Prevention
Positive Peer Culture Programs
Columbine High School Review Commission: Lessons Learned
Guide to Safe Schools
The Institute for the Study of Antisocial Behavior in Youth
National Alliance for Safe Schools
National Network of Violence Prevention Practitioners (email address only)
National School Safety Center Report and Checklist on Identifying Potentially Violent Students
President Clinton: Working To Reduce Violence Against Children
http://www.sshsac.org (click SAMHSA Clearing house, then click KEN)
http://www.ed.gov/pubs/studies3.html
Search Institute: Practical Research Benefiting Children and Youth
U.S. Department of Justice and Education: 1999 Annual Report on School Safety (Early Warning, Timely Response: A Guide to Safe Schools)
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General References on Violence Prevention
Adolescent Assault Victim Needs: A Review of Issues and a Model Protocol
American Family Physician: Preventing Street Gang Violence
American Medical Association: Youth and Violence: A Report to the Nation
Best Practices of Youth Violence Prevention: A Sourcebook for Community Action (Thorton, T. N., Craft, C. A., Dahlberg, L. L., Lynch, B. S., & Bark, K.) (888-252-7751)
http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Best Practices of Youth Violence Prevention: A Sourcebook for Community Action
Crime and Violence Prevention Center: California's Attorney General's Office
Crime Prevention Effectiveness Program
http://www.preventingcrime.org/
http://www.bsos.umd.edu/ccjs/corrections
Department of Education: Safe and Drug Free Schools Office
Florida Department of Education Research and Statistics
Gender Differences in Aggression (Pepler & Craig)
Massachusetts Medical Society Violence Prevention for Children and Youth Parent Education Cards (Tip Cards) (800-843-6356)
Surgeon General Website: Youth Violence: A Report of the Surgeon General
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Agency Web Sites
Adults and Children Together Against Violence (ACT – sponsored by American Psychological Association Public Communications Office. Produces informational publications, workshop materials and commercials against violence.)
American Academy of Pediatrics
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
American Institutes for Research
Bureau Of Justice Statistics
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Division of Violence Prevention (Best Practices of Youth Violence Prevention: A Sourcebook for Community Action 888-252-7751)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Adolescent and School Health
Center for Prevention of Adverse Life Outcomes: University of Colorado
Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence
Coalition for Juvenile Justice
Crime Prevention Programs
Department of Justice Canada
Florida Department of Education Research and Statistics
Hamilton Fish Institute, George Washington University
Harvard School of Public Health: Violence Prevention Programs
National Association of Attorneys General and National School Board
Youth Violence in the United States: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
Facts and Myths About Youth Violence
National Consortium on Violence Research
National Crime Prevention Center
Fact Sheet: Mental Health and Adolescent Girls in the Justice System
National Mental Health Association - Juvenile Justice Section
National Resource Center for Safe Schools
North Carolina Center for the Prevention of School Violence
Office of Justice Programs
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Parents' Resource Institute for Drug Education
The Prevention Institute
Safe and Drug Free School
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
U.S. Department of Education
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U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs
http://www.ncjrs.orghttp//www.ncjrs.org
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http://www.ncjrs.org/fedgrant.htm
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Specific Programs
ACT: Adult and Children Together Against Violence
(APA Public Communication Office, 202-336-5700)
American Psychological Association: Warning Signs: Take a stand against violence.
American Psychological Association: Controlling Anger Before it Controls You
Anger Management Programs: A Commercial Website
Big Brothers / Big Sisters
Center for Safe Youth
Domestic Violence Project of Santa Clara County
The Fast Track Project
Girls' Advocacy Project: Juvenile Justice Center, Miami-Dade County
Information on Popular Street Drugs
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Media Literacy
Media Awareness Network
Join Together: Communities Fighting Substance Abuse and Gun Violence (617-437-1500)
National Network for Family Resiliency
National Network of Violence Prevention Practitioners
National Resource Center for Safe Schools
Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) (202-467-8180)
Positive Parenting Program: Triple P
Positive Youth Development in the United States: Research Findings on Evaluations of Positive Youth Development Programs
(Catalano et al., 1998)
Anger Management Program for Children and Adolescents: Think First Programs (Dr. Jim Larson)
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School-based Programs: Instruction and Mental Health
About Our Kids: New York University Child Study Center
About Mentoring
American School Health Association
Federal activities addressing violence in school: A special report
(L. Barrios, 2000, Journal of School Health, 20)
National Center for Conflict Resolution Education
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Conflict Resolution / Peer Mediation
Center for School Mental Health
Comprehensive School Reform (has information on programs in different states)
American Psychological Association
Prevention of Mental Disorders in School-aged children
(M. T. Greenberg et al., 2001)
National School Safety Center
The Prevention of Mental Disorders in School-Aged Children: Current State of the Field (Greenberg et al., 2001)
Not Me Not Now: What Smart Kids Say to Sex
Reducing the School Dropout Rate
Screening for Child Psychiatric Disorders: Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire
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Prevention of Elder Abuse
American Association of Retired Persons (AARP): A Profile of Older Americans
National Elder Abuse Incidence Study (NAIS -1998)
Canadian Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse
HelpAge International
National Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse
Web Resources on Elder Abuse
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Clinical Applications
About Medications for Combat PTSD (Shay, J., 1995)
International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center: Medical University of South Carolina
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Child Survivor of Traumatic Stress (Ken Fletcher, Editor)
Managing Traumatic Stress: Tips for recovering from disasters and other traumatic events
Talk To Someone Who Can Help
Expert Consensus Guidelines: Psychiatric treatment guidelines for the most difficult questions facing clinicians
Information About Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
NIMH: Suicide Facts
The Behavioral Technology Transfer Group
Suicide Prevention Information
American Association of Suicidology: CDC-AAS Media Guidelines
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