Recommended Web Sites

Raising Children to Resist Violence: What You Can Do - The American Psychological Association offers these tips.

What Makes Kids Care?: Teaching Gentleness in a Violent World - Learn what you can do to make schools safer.

12 Things Students Can Do To Prevent School Violence - Common sense tips on keeping the peace.

Center for the Prevention of School Violence - The Center was established in 1993 and serves as a primary resource for dealing with the problem of school violence. One can access school violence statistics, articles, research bulletins, and the Center's newsletter from this site. Links to other sites, such as S.A.V.E. and WAVE are included.

International Association of Chiefs of Police: Guide for Preventing and Responding to School Violence - IACP is the world's oldest and largest nonprofit membership organization of police executives. The purpose of this document is to present different strategies and approaches for members of school communities to consider when creating safer learning environments.

National Youth Violence Prevention - This site has great tips for kids to keep safe at school.

Safe and Drug-Free Schools - The US Department of Education offers links to quality sites about safety in school.

School Violence - The CDC is the author of this information.

School Information for Parents - The U.S. Department of Education offers a number of publications for parents on how to make their children's school years safer and more productive.

The School Shooter: A Threat Assessment - Interesting monograph from the FBI created for educators and parents to help identify potentially violent students.

School Violence and the News - Great information for parents, from KidsHealth.

TeensHealth: Should You Worry About School Violence? - This site was created by the Nemours Foundation's Center for Children's Health Media. The information found here is written specifically for teenagers.

Timeline of Recent Worldwide School Shootings - The Information Please Almanac provides this list.

Tips for Coping With Stress - Excellent information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Youth Violence: A Report of the Surgeon General - This report on youth violence is the result of the combined efforts of three Federal agencies: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).

Youth Violence Prevention - The National Mental Health Information Center offers this information.