Teen Violence

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

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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Boy Set On Fire By Teens, Police Say

Posted 03.06.2012

Read More: Missouri, Missouri Crime, Violence, Boy Set on Fire, Video, Hate Crimes, Teen Violence, Crime News

Two teenagers allegedly attacked a 13-year-old boy and set him on fire with gasoline in what police in Missouri are investigating as a possible hate c...

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Teen Dating Violence

Christine Bork | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Teen Dating Violence, Teen Relationship Abuse, Teen Dating, Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month, Teen Dating Abuse, Adolescent Dating Violence, Teen Violence, Chicago News

Let's make sure we are teaching our sons and daughters that violence in relationships is not normal, and not OK.

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Teens Charged With Beating Classmate In Court

AP | Posted 03.10.2012

Read More: Video, Florida Crime, Violence, Teens Beat Classmate in Court, Florida, Teen Violence, Crime News

OCALA, Fla. — A judge has placed seven central Fla. teens on home detention after they were charged with punching and kicking a 13-year-old girl...

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North Carolina Teen Charged In Student's Dragging Death

AP | Posted 11.22.2011

Read More: High School Murder, Video, Elizabeth City, High School Students, Teen Murder, North Carolina Schools, High School Violence, Student Murder, North Carolina High Schools, Student Violence, Teen Violence, Education News

ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. -- A 16-year-old high school student in North Carolina is being charged with murder in the dragging death of another teenager. E...

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WATCH: The Real Story About Violent Video Games

Posted 11.18.2011

Read More: Dr Lawrence Kutner, Video, Parents-Teens, Call of Duty, Parents-Kids, Violent Video Games, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Video Games, Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Video-Games-Teens, Elder Scrolls, Teen Violence, High School News

We've all heard adults claim that violent video games lead to violence in kids and teens, but is this the real story? Are teens who play violent video...

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Does Soda Make You More Violent?

Posted 12.25.2011

Read More: Teens Who Drink Soda, Journal of Injury Prevention, Soda Violence Study, High School News, Teen Violence, Teens, Video, High School News

Sure, we all know that soda can make you gain weight and can cause cavities, but there could be another, more surprising reason for you to steer clear...

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After School Matters To Cut Student Paychecks By 75 Percent

Posted 12.10.2011

Read More: Linda Lutton, After School Matters Pay Cut, Maggie Daley, Teen Unemployment, Chicago Youth, Chicago Youth Violence, After School Matters Stipends, After School Matters, Chicago Violence, Stipend Cut, Pay Cut, Wbez, Third World America, Teen Violence, Chicago News

Students in Chicago's After School Matters program, which supports student participation in after school enrichment programs by providing participants...

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14-Year-Old Boy Accused In Fatal Shooting Of 15-Year-Old

Posted 11.21.2011

Read More: Gun Violence, Charinez Jefferson Baby, Joseph Price, Chicago Crime, Charinez Jefferson Killed, 15-Year-Old Shot by 14-Year-Old, Steven Mcgee, 14-Year-Old Arrested, Charinez Jefferson, 15-Year-Old Shot, Teen Violence, Chicago News

A 14-year-old boy has been charged in a fatal shooting of a 15-year-old boy Monday afternoon in Washington Park. Steven McGee, who police originall...

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Michael Phelps, Indiana Teen, Sentenced To 35 Years In Prison For School Shooting

AP | RICK CALLAHAN | Posted 10.12.2011

Read More: Martinsville, School Shooting, Chance Jackson, Teen Crime, School Crime, Crime, Indiana, Martinsville Shooting, Martinsville Indiana, Schools, School Violence, Michael Phelps Indiana Teen, Teen Violence, Indiana Schools, Education News

MARTINSVILLE, Ind. — A central Indiana teenager convicted of shooting a former middle school classmate was sentenced to 30 years in prison Frida...

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Michael Phelps, Indiana Teen, Found Guilty In School Shooting

AP | CHARLES WILSON | Posted 09.10.2011

Read More: School Shooting, Education, Chance Jackson, Teen Crime, Crime, School Crime, Indiana, Attempted Murder, Martinsville Indiana, Teen Violence, Indiana Schools, Michael Phelps, Education News

MARTINSVILLE, Ind. — A central Indiana teenager who insisted for weeks that he hadn't intended to kill a former classmate admitted in court Mond...

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Police Your Teens, Or Else?

Philip N. Cohen | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Gang Violence, Violence, Adolescents, Social Science, Parenting, Gangs, Teen Violence, Family, Healthy Living News

According to the latest research, unsupervised hanging out is nothing but trouble. But trouble is, what trouble? Or, compared to what? New research i...

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What Good is a Month?

Marjorie Gilberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Teen Domestic Violence, Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month, Marjorie Gilberg, Break the Cycle, Violent Relationships, Domestic Violence, Teen Violence, Impact News

I don't want to discount the effort it takes to get the federal government to declare a national Teen Dating Violence Awareness month. Yet I wonder, now that we have it, what good is it going to do us?

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Teen Empowerment Creates Agents for Positive Change

Suzette Standring | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Young People, Youth, Empowerment, Drugs, Positive Change, Gangs, Youth Rally, Murder, Community Network, Agents, Center for Teen Empowerment, Youth Organizers, Racism, Teen Outreach, Stanley Pollack, Troubled Teens, Teen Violence, Youth at Risk, Impact News

The regenerative power of youth can heal violence and kids just have to be empowered to do so. The Center for Teen Empowerment does just this -- giving kids a voice and hope for the future.

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5 Steps To End Girl Fights And Teen Violence

Courtney Macavinta | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Girl Fighting, Chicago Teen Murder, Obama, Facebook, Teen Violence, Relationships, Healthy Living News

If you're scratching your head in disgust about the level of violence among teens--and the online "bragging rights" that follow--good. Now is not the time to get desensitized.

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Chicago, Obama, the Olympics, and the Murder of Derrion Albert

Kevin Powell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: 2016 Olympics, Derrion Albert, President Obama, Chicago, Teen Violence, Obama Chicago Olympics, Barack Obama Olympics, Obama Olympics, Chicago Murder, Chicago News

Chicago does not deserve the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. What the people of Chicago deserve is a domestic Marshall Plan -- an action agenda that will, once and for all, deal with the city's problems.

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Coral Gables High School Stabbing: Student Fatally Wounded

AP | TAMARA LUSH | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Coral Gables Stabbing, Coral Gables High School Stabbing, Student Fatally Wounded Florida, Student Fights, High School Violence, Florida, Coral Gables, High School Stabbing, Student Fatally Wounded, Teen Violence, Home News

MIAMI — One student stabbed another to death during a fight Tuesday in a courtyard at their suburban high school, authorities said. School offi...

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What Comes After Abstinence-Only: Advocates Urge White House and Congress to Broaden Teen Pregnancy Initiative

Jodi Jacobson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Appropriations, Teen Pregnancy, Abstinence Education, Abortion, Contraception, Abstinence Only, Teen Violence, Politics News

Far more must be done to address teen sexuality, prevent unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections, and to prevent the violence and coercion by intimate partners.

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Britain's Mean Teens

Time | Catherine Mayer | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Ippr, Institute for Public Policy Research, Brits Afraid of Teens, Ts Rebel, Violence in Britain, British Teens, Teen Rebellion, Gang Violence, Kids Company, British Drinking, Teen Violence, Healthy Living News

Staying home in the face of danger isn't the British way. After suicide bombings in July 2005, Londoners continued working and socializing. Yet a surv...

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