Teen Violence

URL of this page: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/teenviolence.html

Latest News
• Panel Finds That Scare Tactics for Violence Prevention Are Harmful (10/15/2004, National Institutes of Health) - http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/oct2004/od-15.htm

Overviews
• Is Youth Violence Just Another Fact of Life? (American Psychological Association) - http://www.apa.org/pi/pii/isyouthviolence.html
• Understanding Violent Behavior in Children & Adolescents (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry) - http://www.aacap.org/publications/factsfam/behavior.htm
  Also available in Spanish - http://www.aacap.org/publications/apntsfam/fff55.htm
• Youth Violence: A Report of the Surgeon General - At A Glance: Messages (Dept. of Health and Human Services) - http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/youthviolence/messages.htm

Diagnosis/Symptoms
• Children's Threats: When Are They Serious? (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry) - http://www.aacap.org/publications/factsfam/65.htm
  Also available in Spanish - http://www.aacap.org/publications/apntsfam/benny65.htm
• Warning Signs (American Psychological Association, MTV: Music Television) - http://helping.apa.org/featuredtopics/feature.php?id=38

Clinical Trials
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Adolescent Behavior (National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/condition=%22adolescent+behavior%22&recruiting;=true
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Teen Violence (National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/term=teen+AND+%28violence+OR+aggression%29&recruiting;=true

Prevention/Screening
• Conflict Resolution (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - http://www.safeyouth.org/scripts/teens/conflict.asp
• Listening Dads Are Champs: Spend Time Listening and Talking with Your Kids Each Day: Conversation Starter Cards (Center for Mental Health Services) - http://www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/dadsarechamps/cards.asp
• Managing Anger (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - http://www.safeyouth.org/scripts/teens/anger.asp
• Parents: Be Role Models for Your Children (Center for Mental Health Services) - http://www.mentalhealth.org/publications/allpubs/SVP-0010/default.asp
• Raising Children to Resist Violence: What You Can Do (American Psychological Association) - http://www.apa.org/pubinfo/apa-aap.html
• Self-Defense Basics (Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/teen/safety/safebasics/self_defense.html

Coping
• Dealing with Bullying (Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/problems/bullies.html
• Helping Children and Adolescents Cope with Violence and Disasters (National Institute of Mental Health) - http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/violence.cfm

Related Issues
• Aggression (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - http://www.safeyouth.org/scripts/teens/aggression.asp
• Bullying (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - http://www.safeyouth.org/scripts/teens/bullying.asp
• Bullying in Schools: Harassment Puts Gay Youth At Risk (National Mental Health Association) - http://www.nmha.org/pbedu/backtoschool/bullyingGayYouth.cfm
• Date Rape: What You Should Know (Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/relationships/date_rape.html
• Hate Crimes (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - http://www.safeyouth.org/scripts/teens/hate.asp
• Hazing (Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/parent/emotions/feelings/hazing.html
• Should You Worry about School Violence? (Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/teen/school_jobs/bullying/school_violence.html
• Teen Dating Violence (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - http://www.safeyouth.org/scripts/teens/dating.asp
• Teen Firearm Violence (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - http://www.safeyouth.org/scripts/teens/firearm.asp
• Teens: The Company They Keep (National Institute of Mental Health) - http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/teens.cfm
• Youth Gangs (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - http://www.safeyouth.org/scripts/teens/gangs.asp
• Youth Violence: A Report of the Surgeon General - At A Glance: Myths vs. Facts (Dept. of Health and Human Services) - http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/youthviolence/facts.htm

Research
• Bullying Linked to More Serious Violent Behaviors (Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/research/bullying_violent_behavior.html
• Innovative Foster Care Programs Show Promise in Reducing Youth Violence (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/pressrel/r040701b.htm
• Panel Finds That Scare Tactics for Violence Prevention Are Harmful (National Institutes of Health) - http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/oct2004/od-15.htm
• Trends in Violence among High School Students from 1991 to 2003 (Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/research/violence_trends.html
• U.S. Youth No More Likely to Engage in Violence Than Youth in Four Other Countries (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development) - http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/jun2004/nichd-07.htm
• Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion) - http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/yrbs/

Organizations
• KidsHealth (Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/index_noflash.html
• National Institute of Mental Health - http://www.nimh.nih.gov/

Statistics
• Female Youths and Delinquent Behaviors (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) - http://www.oas.samhsa.gov/2k4/girlDelinquents/girlDelinquents.htm
• Physical Fighting among Teenagers (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - http://www.safeyouth.org/scripts/teens/fighting.asp
• Youth Risk Behaviors Surveillance Survey (National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion) - http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/pressrel/fs020627.htm
• Youth Violence in the United States (National Center for Injury Prevention and Control) - http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/factsheets/yvfacts.htm
  Also available in Spanish - http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/factsheets/violencia_juvenil.htm

Teenagers
• Kids and Teens Page (National Runaway Switchboard) (National Runaway Switchboard) - http://www.nrscrisisline.org/kids.asp

You may also be interested in these MedlinePlus related pages:
• Child Behavior Disorders - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/childbehaviordisorders.html
• Domestic Violence - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/domesticviolence.html
• Teen Health - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/teenhealth.html
• Child and Teen Health - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/childandteenhealth.html
• Social/Family Issues - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/socialfamilyissues.html

Page last updated: 08 November 2004
Topic last reviewed: 20 September 2004