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FAST FACTS > Facts on Violence & Violence Prevention
The 2001 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse found that young people ages 14 - 15 are those most likely to engage in violent behavior. Nine percent reported fighting to inflict serious harm. *

American Psychological Association.
Warning Signs of Youth Violence.
http://helping.apa.org/featuredtopics/feature.php?id=38

American Psychological Association.
Raising Children to Resist Violence: What You Can Do.
http://helping.apa.org/articles/article.php?id=15

National Mental Health and Education Center.
The Stop & Think Social Skills Program: Teaching Children Interpersonal, Problem-Solving and Conflict Resolution Skills.
www.ciccparenting.org/NewsLetters/StopandThink.htm

Violence and Violence Prevention in School

National Mental Health and Education Center.
Questions and Answers: Suicide Intervention in the Schools.
www.nasponline.org/publications/cq317suicideqa.html

US Department of Health and Human Services.
School Violence Prevention. Building Resilience. 1999.
www.mentalhealth.org/schoolviolence/5-28Resilience.asp

US Department of Health and Human Services.
School Violence Prevention. Safe and Drug Free Schools. 2002.
www.mentalhealth.org/schoolviolence/safeschools.asp


*Fact Box Reference

US DHHS, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
The 2001 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 2002.
Accessed on the web at www.samhsa.gov/news/newsreleases/021108nr_youthvio.htm