National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center

Antisocial Behaviors

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Articles

• Children and Aggression
• Federal Surveillance Data on Fighting
• Physical Fighting Facts and Statistics
• Violence Against Teachers

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External Resources

• Preventing Antisocial Behavior in Disabled and At-Risk Students
  This paper reviews the research on factors that contribute to or protect from the development of antisocial behavior in children, especially those with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and learning disabilities.
  Federal Partner: U.S. Department of Education
• Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Disorders in Children and Adolescents
  This fact sheet provides information on mental, emotional, and behavior disorders in children and adolescents. It also has information on treatment, support services, and research.
  Federal Partner: Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
• Treating Serious Anti-Social Behavior in Youth: The MST Approach (PDF 111 KB)
  This publication provides information on Multisystemic Therapy (MST) as an approach to treatment for serious, violent, and chronic juvenile offenders. MST was designed to provide communities with affordable and effective remedies for juveniles' problems. The goal of MST is to provide an integrative, cost-effective, family-based treatment that results in positive outcomes for adolescents who demonstrate serious antisocial behavior.
  Federal Partner: U.S. Department of Education

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Last Updated: 3/27/2008