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National Institutes of Health State-of-the-Science Conference Statement: Preventing Violence and Related Health-Risking Social Behaviors in Adolescents, October 13-15, 2004
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National Institutes of Health State-of-the-Science Conference Statement: Preventing Violence and Related Health-Risking Social Behaviors in Adolescents, October 13-15, 2004
Publication year:
2005
| Cataloged on:
Oct. 31, 2006
ANNOTATION: The panels assessment of medical knowledge available at the time the statement was writtena 'snapshot in time' of the state of the knowledge concerning adolescent violence prevention is provided (p.1). Sections comprising this document are: background; introduction; what are the factors that contribute to violence and associated adverse health outcomes in childhood and adolescence?; what are the patterns of co-occurrence of these factors?; what evidence exists on the safety and effectiveness of interventions for violence?; where evidence of safety and effectiveness exists, are there other outcomes beyond reducing violence, and if so, what is known about effectiveness by age, sex, and race/ethnicity?; what are the commonalities among interventions that are effective and those that are ineffective?; what are the priorities for future research?; conclusions; and a list of panelists, speakers, planning committee members, conference sponsors, and conference cosponsors. Among the programs found not to work for youth are Scared Straight, classic boot camps, and classic D.A.R.E.