Youth and Violence

Part One
Bullies: From The Playground to the Boardroom
by Jane Middelton-Moz, Ph.D., Mary Lee Zawadski
From the boardrooms of corporate America to the bedrooms of middle America, bullying is occurring everywhere and is becoming more prevalent and increasingly dangerous.

It's a Violent World After All
Stop Teaching Our Kids to Kill: A Call to Action Against TV, Movie and Video Game Violence
by Lt. Col. Dave Grossman, Gloria DeGaetano
In a full-page ad in the June 13, 1999, Sunday New York Times, the National Funding Collaborative on Violence Prevention said this: 'It should not have taken the Littleton tragedy to focus the nation's attention and energies on preventing violence....

The Secret School Life of Adolescents
And Words Can Hurt Forever: How to Protect Adolescents from Bullying, Harassment, and Emotional Violence
by James Garbarino, Ph.D., Ellen deLara, Ph.D.
Over and over again parents are surprised, even stunned, to discover the extent and nature of the emotional and physical violence that their teenagers face at school.

Intoduction
Girl Wars : 12 Strategies That Will End Female Bullying
by Cheryl Dellasega, Ph.D., Charisse Nixon, Ph.D.
Relational aggression (RA), also called female bullying, is the use of relationships, rather than fists, to hurt another. Rumors, name calling, cliques, shunning, and a variety of other behaviors are the weapons girls use against one another

The Epidemic of Youth Violence
Lost Boys: Why Our Sons Turn Violent and How We Can Save Them
by James Garbarino, Ph.D.
In the past few years our national consciousness has been altered by haunting images of mass slaughters in American high schools, carried out by troubled young boys with guns. It's now clear that no matter where we live or how hard we try as parents

Dating Violence Common Among Teens
by SAMHSA
Teen life, with its fads, crushes, clashes, and breakups, seems to be a world away from abusive relationships. Yet, there can be a dark side to all of the social drama. Many teens go through the same types of abuse - sexual, physical, and emotional

Young Adults: Alcohol Use and Violence
by National Institute of Health
Approximately 40 percent of people experiencing violence are young adults ages 18 to 30; this translates into a greater risk for violence in this age group than in any other segment of the population.

What Is Your Child's School Doing About Bullying?
by SAMHSA
Bullying affects more students than many parents realize. Even if your child isn't a bully and isn't a victim of bullying, she may still be affected by bully/victim problems in her school.