For Professionals
A New Direction for the National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center (NYVPRC)
Effective October 2007, the NYVPRC shifted from its original focus on serving the general public to a more limited focus on serving local government and community leaders who are best positioned to plan, implement, and sustain community-wide youth violence prevention strategies. See About Us for more details about the new direction for the NYVPRC.
Audiences previously served by the NYVPRC are being redirected to resources from other federal sources that provide information and support formerly provided by the NYVPRC.
Resources for Professionals
Violence Prevention at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Provides access to information and resources on preventing violent and unintentional injuries;
topics include the prevention of child maltreatment, intimate partner violence, sexual violence,
suicide, and youth violence.
Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools
For access to resources on improving the quality of drug and violence prevention programs and
activities in schools.
Child and Adolescent Health, National Institute of Mental Health
For access to information on mental disorders affecting children and adolescents; MedlinePlus
links to child and adolescent mental health issues such as youth violence.
National Mental Health Information Center
Provides information about mental health via a toll-free telephone number, a website, and more
than 600 publications; features resources on child mental health and youth violence prevention.
National Criminal Justice Reference Services
Provides access to justice and substance abuse information to support research, policy,
and program development worldwide.