The Massachusetts Department of Public Health's Injury Prevention and Control Program requests the participation of your schools in Violence Prevention Month, May 1997 . We encourage you to duplicate and distribute the enclosed materials to principals, guidance counselors, nurses and other members of the school community who could contribute making Violence Prevention Month a success. Violence prevention can be achieved through the combined efforts of many individuals as well as state and community-based agencies. Although violence may seem overwhelming, our efforts will make the difference.
Every school is encouraged to conduct activities appropriate for their needs and setting.
Enclosed you will find an Event Description Form to help us publicize events that are occurring around the state. In addition, if you don't plan to sponsor an event, but wish to remain on the Violence Prevention Month mailing list, please indicate this and return the form. Thank you very much for your participation. Invite representatives from law enforcement, domestic violence, conflict resolution or counseling programs who can speak to students and staff. Have students keep TV logs in which they record programs which contain violence, and acts of violence in those programs.