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Against Youth Violence
Run a search on 'against youth violence' and you will get over 33 million hits! Some are relevant and current, some don't exist any more, and many are dated.
Below are a manageable number of informative sites that provide relevant and knowledgeable content on the issues around youth violence. This is an important issue that starts in the home and we can all have a positive influence over the future by doing the right things now.
Against Youth Violence Links
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| Youth and Violence | This Public Health Agency of Canada web page provides an overview of youth and violence in Canada, including risk factors, through the National Clearinghouse on Family Violence. |
| Violence and Abuse | Health Canada's Healthy Living site provides some general information on violence and abuse if you are a victim or know someone who is a victim. |
| Rock Solid Foundation | The Rock Solid Foundation was started in 1997 by a group of law enforcement officials, Victoria Shamrocks and Canadian Rugby players and since then they have reached over 750,000 young people with their violence prevention message. The site provides an interactive overview of the Foundation's W.I.T.S. K-3 program and plans are in place to expand to other grades in the near future. |
| BCYPN.com | BCYPN (British Columbia Youth Police Network) is a collaborative initiative between the province, municipal police services and the RCMP supporting officers working with youth across B.C. and an opportunity for youth to interact with police on-line. |
| Youth Against Violence Line | This Information Services Vancouver web site provides information on the Youth Against Violence Line, an initiative funded by the B.C. Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General. |
| VIP (Violence Intervention Project) | The Violence Intervention Project is an initiative of the East Metro Youth Services, Toronto, and is a program to "reduce youth violence by engaging and mobilizing marginalized youth in creating safer schools and communities through training, skill development and civic participation." The site contains good information on a broad variety of violence issues. |
| WAYVE (Working Against Youth Violence Everywhere) | WAYVE is a youth based violence prevention project in the Waterloo Region of Ontario. WAYVE's purpose is to address youth issues such as bullying, harassment, discrimination, racism and gang violence and has resources available 24/7. |
| VIRSA (Community Alliance Against Youth Violence) | VIRSA was formed in December 2002 by members of the Sikh community in response to the increasing level of violence among the Indo-Canadian youth in British Columbia. VIRSA is a culturally sensitive community based initiative and working with other service providers to prevent and reduce violence. |
| LOVE (Leave Out ViolencE) | LOVE has been in existence since 1993 and is a leading not for profit youth violence prevention network in Canada. LOVE is led by youth for youth to give young people a purpose and voice that will empower them to take a stand against violence. |
| Voices for Children | Voices for Children is an Ontario based organization that promotes the well-being of children and youth in that province by disseminating information to influence policy, practice and awareness. |
| ProAction CopsandKids.ca | Cops and Kids is a program to promote positive relationships between police and kids at risk and is supported by the Toronto Police Service and the Toronto Police Association, among others. |
| International | |
| The World Health Organization's web pages on youth violence. | |
| U.S.A. | |
| SafeYouth.org | SafeYouth.org is the National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center's web site developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other US federal partners. This site provides for a single point of access to US federal information on youth violence. |
| PreventViolence.org | Prevent Violence dot org is a California based web site with Strategies to Keep Youth Safe. It provides information on policy, statistics, reports and publications, and fact sheets on promising programs that have been implemented in major California cities. |
| What You Need to Know About Youth Violence Prevention | This page is part of the US Dept. of Health and Human Services and provides answers to questions on youth violence under the heading Pathways to Violence: What Do We Know? with the belief that youth violence is a solvable problem. |
| US Dept. of Justice | The DOJ's web page on preventing youth violence provides a number of links to available resources and publications on the issue. |
| SafeState.org (gangs and youth violence) | Safe State is an initiative of the California Attorney General's office and is aimed at preventing crime and violence in California. In addition to information on youth violence the site provides a broad range of information on crime prevention initiatives. |
| CDC's Youth Violence page | The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention's youth violence overview with sub topics on fact sheets, activities, publications, prevention strategies, and related links |
| Best Practices of Youth Violence Prevention | The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides access to a 2002 publication on Best Practices of Youth Violence Prevention: A Sourcebook for Community Action. |
