Curriculum
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- Second Step
This fact sheet describes Second Step, a school-based violence prevention curriculum, which includes exercises in cognition, emotion, and behavior to reduce impulsive and aggressive behavior, and its targets, content, and outcomes. - Viewpoints
This fact sheet describes Viewpoints, a group social skills training program, and its targets, content, and outcomes. - US Department of Education
- Education Development Center Inc, Health and Human Development Programs, Center for School and Community Health Programs
EDC is an international, nonprofit organization with more than 325 projects dedicated to enhancing learning, promoting health, and fostering a deeper understanding of the world. EDC seeks to strengthen nearly every facet of society, including early child development, K-12 education, health promotion ... - US Department of Education, Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools
The Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools (OSDFS), a part of the US Department of Education (ED) administers, coordinates, and recommends policy for improving quality and excellence of programs and activities that are designed to (1) provide financial assistance for drug and violence prevention activ ...
External Resources
- Anti-Bias and Conflict Resolution Curricula: Theory and Practice
This publication addresses the use of antibias and conflict resolution in youth violence prevention curricula.
Federal Partner: U.S. Department of Education - Gang Resistance Education and Training Curriculum
This ATF program for Gang Resistance Education and Training provide information on grade level-specific curricula. It also provides information on programs for the summer months when most youth are not in school.
Federal Agency: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF), U.S. Department of Treasury - Healing the Hate: A National Hate Crime Prevention Curriculum (PDF 1.42 MB)
This publication was designed for middle school teachers and other professionals working with youth. The curriculum deals with the extent of hate crime in America and strategies that are proving effective in reducing hate crimes among our youth.
Federal Partner: National Criminal Justice Reference Service, U.S. Department of Justice - Responding to Hate Crime: A Multidisciplinary Curriculum for Law Enforcement and Victim Assistance Professionals
This curriculum was developed to address the range of issues relevant to bias crime: deterrence and prevention; the needs of victims and the community; and the ability of the criminal justice system to investigate, report, and prosecute these crimes.
Federal Partner: Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice - Research-Based, Empirically-Effective Violence Prevention Curricula: A Review of Resources (1997)
A review of several violence prevention curricula offered through the Department of Agriculture’s Cooperative Extension.
Federal Partner: Children, Youth and Families Education and Research Network (CYFERNet), U.S. Department of Agriculture - Students Against Violence Everywhere (S.A.V.E.)
S.A.V.E. is a youth-driven organization in which elementary through high school students learn about alternatives to violence and practice what they learn through school and community service projects. As they participate in S.A.V.E. activities, students learn conflict management and mediation skills and the virtues of good citizenship, civility, and nonviolence. Lesson plans and materials, information on best practices, and service project guidelines are available on the site.
National Organization: Students Against Violence Everywhere (S.A.V.E.)
see also Education