Because the media claim our attention, they can be used positively to market violence prevention. Media can be a powerful way to heighten public awareness of the impact of violence, the efforts being made to prevent violence, and the availability of services. Public service announcements can quickly promote prevention strategies. The Availability of Services to Children. With prevention programs comes the need for services.
Prevention assumes that children and adolescents learn healthy behavior from positive role models.
Comprehensive Enhancement of Skills, Knowledge, and Attitude. Different prevention programs seem to dominate at different times. Recently conflict resolution programs have gained popularity as a school-based intervention. Keeping in mind the different skill areas that enhance resiliency, conflict resolution skills should be embedded with other life and social skills. There is some debate in the field of violence prevention over the merits of primary versus secondary prevention.