Youth Violence

Violence Spreads Like an Infectious Disease

Tio Hardiman | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Violence, World Peace, Youth Violence, Holocaust, World Peace Day, Violence Prevention, Genocide, Chicago News
Tio Hardiman

One way to look at violence would be to treat violence as a public health issue and work hard on changing the way people think about violence.

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A Little Girl Named Annie, and a Man With a Gun

Pam Allyn | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Children's Village, Gun Control, Polo Grounds, Children's Rights, New York Impact, Youth Violence, Gun Control Laws, Youth Violence Prevention, Annie Fryar, New York News
Pam Allyn

The children who live here are precious children and their lives are glowing with the potential of who they are and who they can become. But this will not be possible unless we stop isolating entire communities and join together to take action.

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A Homeless Bystander

Kevin M. Ryan | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Covenant House, Gun Violence, Youth Violence, Homeless Youth, Newark, Impact News
Kevin M. Ryan

Homelessness, you see, puts a bull's eye on the backs of kids. And I am tired beyond words of the violence and the suffering that results.

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Eric Holder In Detroit To Hear About Children And Violence

Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Youth Violence Detroit, Youth Violence, Detroit Crime, Video, Defending Childhood, Child Violence, National Task Force on Children Exposed to Violence, Youth Violence Hearings, Justice Department, Eric Holder, Detroit News

The nation's top lawyers are Detroit this week to hold the final public hearing of a task force to reduce children's exposure to violence. U.S. Att...

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Be Part of the Solution to Violence Against Children

Robert Listenbee Jr. | Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: Violence, Youth Violence, Child Violence, Violence Against Children, Juvenile Violence, Detroit Violence, Juvenile Justice, Detroit News
Robert Listenbee Jr.

It is not acceptable for us to sit by when we hear reports about a young student who was killed by a stray bullet, or attacked while walking home. We need the faith community, businesses and all levels of government to be a part of the solution.

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Reset the Clock

Elischia Fludd | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Violence, Youth Violence, Violence Against Women, Peace, Culture-of-Peace, Teenagers, Culture News
Elischia Fludd

Perhaps the nucleus to a better humanity is to practice deep listening, humility and reconstruct the harmful, seductive narratives of violence into healing, self-actualizing narratives of deliberate peace.

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Remembering What Happened on South Capitol Street

David Catania | Posted 05.30.2012

Read More: Youth Violence, South Capitol Street Violence, South Capitol Memorial Amendment Act, South Capitol Street Shooting, South Capitol Street Murders, South Capitol Street Tragedy Memorial Act, DC News
David Catania

By taking action, we honor all who were lost too soon and start to do better by those young people still trying to make their way through the challenges of today's world.

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What Does Trayvon Martin and Sanford, Fla. Say About Our Nation Today?

Clarence B. Jones | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Gun Violence, Youth Violence, Trayvon Martin Sanford, Murder Rate, Trayvon Martin, Murder Victims, Obama Trayvon Martin, Trayvon Martin Shooting, Black Murder Victims, Crime News
Clarence B. Jones

Yes, today, we may all be Trayvon Martin. But by our silence and inaction we may also be complicit in the continued wanton gun violence that kills so many other Trayvon Martins.

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Hungry for More: The Hunger Games Misses the Mark on Teen Violence

Tim King | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Suzanne Collins, Youth Violence, Education, Katniss Everdeen, Young Adult Literature, Youth, Scholastic, The Hunger Games Movie, Harry Potter, The Hunger Games, Teen Violence, Kidlit, School Bullying, American Library Association, Books News
Tim King

By focusing on action at the expense of introspection, The Hunger Games misses an opportunity to teach a real lesson about cyclical violence, the role we all play in perpetuating it, and our responsibility to make the right decisions.

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An American Problem: Can Changing Culture End Youth Violence?

Sarah Garland | Posted 04.14.2012

Read More: The Interrupters, Education Reform, Ceasefire Chicago, The Interrupters Documentary, Ceasefire the Interrupters, Ceasefire, The Interrupters Film, Youth Violence, Chicago Youth Violence, Education News
Sarah Garland

Change the culture of low expectations, and then watch schools and whole communities achieve success. Change the culture of violence, and then watch as young people and whole communities stop the cycle of self-destruction.

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QUICK POLL: Can Violent Video Games Cause Bullying?

Posted 02.05.2012

Read More: Youth Violence, Video, Violent in Media, Video Games and Bullying, Oklahoma Bill, Violent Video Games, William Fourkiller, Lawrence Kutner, High School News

Is there a link between violent video games and bullying? According to one Oklahoma State Representative, the answer to this question is "yes," and in...

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Teen Impact: Finalist #6

Mary-Pat Hector | Posted 03.28.2012

Read More: Shake Off Violence, Teen Impact, Youth Violence, Youth Leadership, Bslide-Universalpictures, Youth Activism, Video, High School News
Mary-Pat Hector

I created a national campaign, Shake Off Violence, beginning with a 90-day ceasefire. The purpose of the campaign is to raise public awareness about youth violence and to promote peace.

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New Study Ranks California Counties by Youth Homicide Victimization Rates

Josh Sugarmann | Posted 03.11.2012

Read More: Gun Violence, Youth Violence, Black Youth, Youth Homicide, Hispanic Youth, California Counties, California, Homicide, Los Angeles News
Josh Sugarmann

A new study released today by my organization, the Violence Policy Center (VPC), ranks California counties by their youth homicide victimization rates...

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Foster Teen: 'I Want Out Of My Gang Family'

| Posted 01.09.2012

Read More: Youth Gangs, Youth Violence, Teens in Gangs, New York Gangs, Foster Teens, Represent Magazine, Gang Violence, High School News

This is a teen-written article from our friends at Represent Magazine, a platform for and by young people in foster care. Some details from this young...

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Listening to Students About Violence

Hermene Hartman | Posted 01.28.2012

Read More: Youth Violence, Teen Unemployment, Chicago Youth, Chicago Crime, Chicago Youth Violence, Chicago Youth Opportunity, Chicago Youth Unemployment, Chicago News
Hermene Hartman

Our students are struggling. They want to succeed in life. They want to go to school. They want jobs. They want to do what is right. But they realize the odds are against them.

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Two Men Charged In Halloween Shooting Of 10-Year-Old Boy

Posted 01.02.2012

Read More: Halloween Shooting, Youth Violence, Steven Figueroa, Steven Figueroa Charged, 10-Year-Old Shot Chicago, Chicago Youth Violence, Chicago Crime, Cruz Perez, Chicago Halloween Shooting, 10-Year-Old Shot Albany Park, 10-Year-Old Shot, Cruz Perez Charged, Chicago Gang Violence, Chicago News

Two Chicago men have been charged in the Halloween shooting of a 10-year-old boy on the city's Northwest Side. Cruz Perez, 22, and Steven Figueroa,...

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WATCH: Emanuel Attends Memorial For 260 Chicago Children Killed By Violence

Posted 01.02.2012

Read More: Youth Violence, Derrion Albert, Derrion Albert Murder, Chicago Youth Violence, Youth Shootings, Urban Dolorosa Chicago, Chicago Gang Violence, Video, Chicago Murders, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Crime, Chicago Violence, Urban Dolorosa, Chicago Gun Violence, Chicago Impact, Chicago News

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel was among the attendees at a Monday memorial honoring some 260 Chicago Public School students killed by violence during the...

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Are Town Curfews A Good Thing?

Posted 12.04.2011

Read More: Juvenile Delinquency, Youth Violence, Youth Crime, Yourtake, Curfew, Youth Violence Prevention, Oakland, High School News

Teens in Oakland, California who stay out too late may be headed for trouble not just with their parents, but also the police. As a response to rising...

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Denzel Washington: We Are Failing Our Kids

Posted 11.22.2011

Read More: Pbs, Denzel Washington, Youth Violence, Public Service Announcements, Ron Howard, High School Graduates, Psa, Pbs Newshour, High School Dropouts, Childhood Obesity, Video, Ashanti, Jennifer Lopez, Gwen Ifill, High School Diploma, Boys and Girls Club, LeBron James, Education News

Academy Award-winning film director Ron Howard, basketball star LeBron James, musical artist Ashanti and Academy Award-winning actor Denzel Washington...

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For Violence Prevention, Better Enforcement Is Needed

Eli Lehrer | Posted 11.19.2011

Read More: Gun Violence, David Catania, Youth Violence, Dc Youth Violence, Dc Gun Violence, Dc Violence, Truancy, Law Enforcement, Truancy Punishments, DC News
Eli Lehrer

At least some of the proposals contained in David Catania's South Capitol Street Memorial Act are worthy ones. But I'm not sure that what Catania proposes would have done anything to prevent the tragedy.

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D.C.'s Youth Deserve a Less Violent Future

David Catania | Posted 11.14.2011

Read More: Parole, Gun Violence, Youth Violence, Dc Youth, South Capitol Street Tragedy Memorial Act of 2011, Dc Impact, Dc Violence, Mental Health Care, Child Mental Health, Guns, Truancy, DC News
David Catania

On March 30, 2010, four young people lost their lives in a hail of gunfire on South Capitol Street S.E. All District residents deserve better than to live in a city where this sort of unspeakable violence is possible.

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The Human Price of Our Budget

Jumaane D. Williams | Posted 09.25.2011

Read More: Youth Violence, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Mayor Bloomberg, Budget Cuts, Brooklyn, Michael Bloomberg, Nicholas Telemaque, Jumaane Williams, East Flatbush, Millionaire-Tax, New York City Council Progressive Caucus, New York City, Gun Violence, Brooklyn Murder, Nypd, Dequan Mercurius, Nicholas Telemaque Dead, Gang Violence, Summer Youth Employment Program, Nicki Minaj, New York City Council, Flatbush, Brooklyn New York, Flatlands, Rainy-Day-Fund, Nicholas Telemaque Murdered, New York News
Jumaane D. Williams

Summertime in Brooklyn should be a carefree time, a time for rest and relaxation with family and friends. Tragically, it has become a season of bloodshed for too many of our young people.

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WATCH: UNICEF Supported Program Gives Struggling Youth Future Options

Posted 08.05.2011

Read More: Sports, Youth Violence, Education, Unicef, Timor-Leste, Gangs, Video, Impact News

For adolescents growing up in a Timor-Leste neighborhood notorious for gang fights and youth violence, hitting the books and shooting some hoops can g...

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Let's Make Youth a Part of Youth Violence Prevention

Dr. Georges C. Benjamin | Posted 06.08.2011

Read More: Youth Violence, National Public Health Week, Bullying, Chicago, Chicago Murders, Apha, Ceasefire, Youth Murders, Chicago News
Dr. Georges C. Benjamin

Bullying and violence can be prevented, but it takes an entire community working together, including teens, to find a lasting solution.

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Chicago Youth Program Fights Violence With Employment

Posted 05.26.2011

Read More: Youth Violence, Npr, Video, Roseland, Derrion Albert, Chicago Schools, Youth Programs, Chicago, Ceasefire, Fenger Academy High School, Chicago Impact, Deyontaye Brooms, Impact News

Nearly 700 children were hit by gunfire last year in Chicago, according to a report by NPR. NPR has been chronicling the efforts by Chicago schools, p...

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