Violence as a Public Health Problem: A Most Violent Year
Category: HEALTHY LIVING
Cure Violence appreciates that kids killing kids is the product of biological and group processes. This type of violence is a learned behavior: proximity and ongoing exposure to violence in a community triggers youth to imitate what they see.
By Lloyd I. Sederer, MD, ContributorMedical Director, New York State Office of Mental Health, 2014-12-09