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Mental Health Links - Youth Violence Prevention

Organizations

• National Youth Violence Prevention Campaign

  http://www.violencepreventionweek.org/
  This site is presented by the National Association of Students Against Violence Everywhere (S.A.V.E.) and the Guidance Channel. This campaign's purpose is to encourage awareness, and promote education, about effective methods to reduce and prevent youth violence.
  
  

• National Alliance For Safe Schools

  http://www.safeschools.org/
  Non-profit corporation that provides technical assistance, training, and research to school districts interested in reducing school-based crime and violence.
  
  

• National Association of School Safety and Law Enforcement Officers

  http://www.nassleo.org/
  NASSLEO, is the oldest school safety organization in the United States and a non-profit association of law enforcement and security administrators, professionals and experts from coast to coast dedicated to the safety of students, faculty, and institutional property.
  
  

• Knowledge Path: Adolescent Violence Prevention

  http://mchlibrary.info/KnowledgePaths/kp_adolvio.html
  This online guide offers a selection of recent, high quality resources and tools for further research. It is aimed at health professionals, policymakers, and researchers who are interested in tracking timely information on this issue.
  
  

• Center For The Prevention of School Violence

  http://www.ncdjjdp.org/cpsv/
  Serves as a primary resource for dealing with the problem of school violence. The Center's focus is on ensuring that schools are safe and secure for every student, and conducive to learning.
  
  

• Early Warning, Timely Response: A Guide to Safe Schools

  http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/osep/gtss.html
  A guide to safe schools which offers research-based practices designed to assist school communities in early identification of these warning signs and in developing prevention, intervention and crisis response plans.
  
  

• The Metro Center for Urban Education

  http://www.nyu.edu/education/metrocenter/
  An initiative focused on the necessity of "eliminating the barriers to learning"—limited English proficiency, high poverty schools, health and social problems, substance abuse, and school safety.
  
  

Online Resources

• National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center

  http://www.safeyouth.org
  Prevention and intervention programs, publications, research, and statistics on violence committed by and against children and teens. A collaboration between the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other Federal agencies.
  
  

• International Association of Chiefs of Police: Guide for Preventing and Responding to School Violence

  http://www.theiacp.org/pubinfo/pubs/pslc/svindex.htm
  Contains recommendations for how to prevent and respond to school violence— information about how to handle the aftermath of a crisis, legal considerations, and legislative issues. The site also links users to other similar sites.
  
  

• MedlinePlus: Bullying

  http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/bullying.html
  This page lists articles, policy, research reports, and other resources related to bullying garnered from several federal agencies and other trusted sources. MedlinePlus is an online health information service maintained by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
  
  

• Knowledge Path: Adolescent Violence Prevention

  http://www.mchlibrary.info/KnowledgePaths/kp_adolvio.html
  This site, sponsored by The Maternal and Child Health Library, provides links on various resources for school violence prevention, including organizations and online publications.
  
  

• Federal Activities Addressing Violence in Schools

  http://www.safeyouth.org/scripts/display/MatlDisplay.asp?MatlNbr=728
  An inventory of federal activities addressing violence in schools created through the collaborative effort of many federal agencies and offices.
  
  

• Connect For Kids—Guidance For Grownups

  http://www.connectforkids.org/index.htm
  A multimedia project of the Benton Foundation that helps adults who care for and about children make their communities better places for families and children. The Web site offers resources for any adult who wants to become more active citizens, from volunteering to voting with kids in mind.
  
  

• NEA: Safe Schools Now

  http://www.nea.org/schoolsafety/index.html
  School safety information and resources for families, educators, and communities.
  
  

• Creating Safe Schools for Lesbian and Gay Students

  http://members.tripod.com/~twood/guide.html
  A resource guide for school staff developed by Youth Pride, Inc. with the goal of ensuring safety in schools for all students.
  
  

• Parent Smart

  http://www.parentsmart.com/
  Allows parents to search for the best articles to help their child succeed in school, and review feature subjects of special interest to parents and educators in the "Monthly Highlights" section.
  
  

• Safe Schools/Healthy Students Initiative

  http://sshs.samhsa.gov/
  Federal grant-making program designed to prevent violence and substance abuse among our Nation’s youth, schools, and communities. The Web site includes information about current initiatives and grantees as well as resources for grant administration.
  
  

• School Violence Watch Network Watch

  http://www.cyberenforcement.com/schoolviolencewatch.htm
  Web-based communication system designed to assist teachers, school administrators, and law enforcement officials to prevent violence in schools.
  
  

• The Final Report and Findings of the Safe School Initiative: Implications for the Prevention of School Attacks in the United States

  http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/safety/preventingattacksreport.pdf
  This report, Final Report and Findings of the Safe School Initiative: Implications for the Prevention of School Attacks in the United States, is the result of a collaborative effort of the United States Secret Service and the United States Department of Education.
  
  

• The School Safety Profiler

  http://www.rippleeffects.com/needs/
  A free tool to measure perceived safety at schools so as to reduce or prevent violence.
  
  

• US Safe Schools

  http://www.ussafeschools.org/
  Information, resources and strategies for school administrators, teachers and parents. Crisis management, safety plans, behavior modification, and current event information.