Preventing Violence Among Adolescents and Young Adults

Steps that schools and communities can take to prevent violence

• Attending to social-emotional learning needs as well as academic needs
• Preventing and assertively responding to bullying
• Providing opportunities for positive community engagement and activities
• Responding to conflicts between youth or groups of youth
• Responding effectively to persons in severe emotional crisis
• Gun safety regulations
• Professional and public education regarding topics such as suicide, dating and intimate partner violence, community safety, and hate crimes.

We all have a part to play in our own families and communities to prevent violence--what we cannot achieve alone we can achieve together.

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