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            -           September 2013 Summit on Preventing Youth Violence      

# September 2013 Summit on Preventing Youth Violence

On September 26 and 27, representatives from the Administration, Congress, local authorities, community advocacy groups, grantees, and youth from 10 cities participated in the 2013 Summit on Preventing Youth Violence in Arlington, Virginia. The third annual Summit was hosted by the National Forum on Youth Violence Prevention (Forum), which comprises 10 communities—Boston, Camden, Chicago, Detroit, Memphis, Minneapolis, New Orleans, Philadelphia, Salinas, and San Jose—and a collaboration among the U.S. Departments of Justice, Education, Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, and Labor; the Office of National Drug Control Policy; and the Corporation for National and Community Service.

Presentations reinforced the Summit theme, “Building Toward a Safe and Healthy Tomorrow,” with recent research on the scope of the problem and approaches to counteract the adverse effects of youth exposure to violence and trauma. Individuals ages 10–24 are disproportionately affected by homicide, which consistently ranks in the top three leading causes of death in this age group. The 2013 *Children’s Exposure to Violence and the Intersection Between Delinquency and Victimization*study (PDF, 12 pages) found that more than 60 percent of youth in the United States are exposed to violence, crime, or abuse as a victim or witness, and nearly 50 percent were victims of assault at least once in the past year.

Participants shared their strategies to decrease and mitigate the effects of violence on youth in the United States. Plenary sessions delivered by Attorney General Eric Holder, Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council Cecilia Muñoz, and Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs Karol V. Mason stressed the Administration’s commitment to reducing the lifelong consequences of exposure to violence. 

“Many of us have begun to institute some of these evidence-based approaches in our own spheres of work,” Mason said. “Our challenge now is to bring all these efforts together—to coordinate our activities so that we’re prepared to address these developmental needs at every phase of the service delivery system.”

Mayors from the four cities that joined the Forum most recently—Camden, NJ; Minneapolis, MN; New Orleans, LA; and Philadelphia, PA—revealed their strategic plans to address youth violence by using prevention, intervention, and reentry tactics in addition to enforcement. Mayors from the six original Forum communities also shared their experiences in sustaining a comprehensive plan to reduce and prevent youth violence. The mayoral discussions also explored how federal support is helping the Forum communities achieve success and confront remaining challenges.
                      - Learn more about the Summit on the  Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention's website .
                      - View the  video  of Seattle Seahawks Head Coach Pete Carroll's Welcome/Opening Remarks.

2013 Summit Materials

### Announcements

Second Chance Month: April 2023

Report: Prevention with Purpose: A Resource for Campus Police and Public Safety Personnel

Resource: We Meet Them Where They Are: The Importance of Mentoring as a Component of Youth Gang Violence Intervention

Resource: Probation Reform: A Toolkit for State Advisory Groups (SAGs)

Resource: Prevention and Early Intervention Efforts Seek to Reduce Violence by Youth and Youth Recruitment by Gangs

### Feature Article

Youth Voices Have Moved to YE4C

Just Launched! Redesigned YE4C

Bryan Stevenson Delivers Five Key Messages During 2013 Summit Closing Remarks

Cities Working Together to Reduce Youth Violence

Gang Prevention: An Overview of Research and Programs

### Federal Links

Resource: Redesigned National Gang Center Website

Parents’ Guide to Gangs: Now Available in Spanish

Parents’ Guide to Gangs

Why Youth Join Gangs

Violence by Gang Members, 1993-2003