A Violence Prevention Guide for Communities Statistics on violence in our country tell a grim story with a clear message.
Action is needed to end purposeful injury and death.
While the need is clear, people are not always certain precisely what action should be taken. The list of options is really unlimited. The difficulty comes in figuring out what will end violence in your community. Diversity in neighborhoods and communities suggests no two areas will have exactly the same needs. That s why the Harvard School of Public Health s Violence Prevention Programs has come up with an innovative approach in developing an intervention program that can be tailored to the needs of a given community.