Including violence prevention program information PCVP Fact Sheets PCVP-published fact sheets on violence, girls, incarceration, etc. PCVP Policy Briefs Short PCVP policy briefs on full-service schools, prevention programs.
Violence is an epidemic.
Each month the equivalent of more than a jumbo jet of young people under age 18 were homicide victims in 1994. That's an equivalent of more than 12 plane crashes in which there were no survivors in a single year. One of the primary challenges of violence prevention is to determine and to address the root causes of violence. The diversity of factors that contribute to violence requires a multi-faceted approach to prevention. Unfortunatley, these methods ignore the broader societal problems such as economic injustice and racism that are often contributing factors to violent behavior.