Youth Violence

Educational Tools/Resources

• AMA's Connecting the Dots to Prevent Youth Violence: A Training and Outreach Guide for Physicians and other Health Professionals (2002)
  This manual is designed to help physicians and others discuss youth violence with professional and community groups. It includes PowerPoint and other presentation materials.
• NYGC's A Guide to Assessing Your Community's Youth Gang Problem, and Planning for Implementation (2002)
  Two guides to assist communities in addressing their gang problem and designing a plan to implement the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention's Comprehensive Gang Model.
• SCCEYVP's Youth Violence and the Health Professions: Core Competencies for Effective Practice (2001)
  This report defines core competencies for health professionals in youth violence prevention training, outlines the principles for training and ways to promote this training.

National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center

A resource center providing information, publications, and technical assistance from the Federal Government.

1-866-SAFEYOUTH (1-866-723-3968) or 1-888-503-3952 (TTY) (M-F 8 am-6 pm ET) or
contact them online at www.safeyouth.org