National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center
A Federal resource for communities working to prevent violence committed by and against young people.
The mission of the NYVPRC is to provide key leaders in communities—local government leaders and community leaders—with dynamic resources to help support their efforts to plan, develop, implement, and evaluate effective youth violence prevention efforts. See About Us for more complete details about the NYVPRC.
News and Features
Hot Topics
- New Issue of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Injury Center Connection
- New Fact Sheet From the U.S. Department of Justice, Delinquency Cases in Juvenile Court, 2005
- New Fact Sheet From the U.S. Department of Justice, Delinquency Cases Waived to Criminal Court, 2005
- New Fact Sheet From the U.S. Department of Justice, Juvenile Delinquency Probation Caseload, 2005
- New Fact Sheet From the U.S. Department of Justice, Person Offense Cases in Juvenile Court, 2005
- New Issue of OJJDP News @ a Glance
- New Issue of the U.S. Department of Justice’s JUSTINFO
- New U.S. Office of Drug Control Policy Report, ADAM II 2008 Annual Report
- New National Conference of State Legislature’s Injury and Violence Prevention Web Page
- New Children’s Safety Network Fact Sheet, Tips for Title V Directors: Integrating Injury and Violence Prevention Into the 2010-2015 Needs Assessment and FY 2010 Annual Plan
- Two New Articles on Youth Risky Behavior Prevention Available to Maternal and Child Health and State Public Health Staff From the Children’s Safety Network
- New Report From the American Youth Policy Forum, Learning Around the Clock: Benefits of Expanded Learning Opportunities for Older Youth
Weekly News Features
- NIDA Study Shows School-Based Prevention Program Reduces Problem Behaviors in Fifth-Graders by Half
- Rep Scott: Divert Jail Cash to Build Youth Pipeline
- Calling for an End to Violence
- AAP Urges Watchfulness for Signs of Youth Violence
- Black Ministers Speak Out on Shooting Spike
- Cities Unorthodox Anticrime Program
- Expert Warns About Signs of Teen Violence
- Youth Crime Statistics Up in Rochester
- Bullying No Joke
- Gang Prevention Effort Off to Slow Start
- Community Meeting Identifies Local Gang Issue
- Vigilance Is No. 1 Enemy of Gangs