Major Resources

• MedlinePlus: Domestic Violence
• MedlinePlus: Teen Violence
• healthfinder: health library: prevention & wellness: Violence
• CDC Health Topic: Violence Prevention
• NIH: Teen Violence

Massachusetts Resources

• Join Together Online Provides news and resource information for communities fighting substance abuse and gun violence. A project of the Boston University School of Public Health.
• Massachusetts Violence Prevention Task Force Collaboration of legislators, community organizations and institutions working for effective violence prevention and intervention. Includes contact information for their publications.
• Stop the Hate Offers a list of resources available in Massachusetts for violence prevention and victim assistance, and a searchable database.
• Greater Boston Center for Healthy Communities has many educational resources on this topic. Contact the Greater Boston Center for Healthy Communities through ARCH or search the Regional Centers for Healthy Communities Resource Library Central Catalog.

National Resources

• Adolescent Violence Prevention Counseling Provides information for teenagers, parents, peer counselors, and others on how to deal more effectively with violence in their lives. Offers alternative ways to resolve disputes without violence.
• Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence Collects research literature and resources on the causes and prevention of violence. Provides topic searches to the public. Offers technical assistance for the evaluation and development of violence prevention programs.
• CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), National Center for Injury Prevention and Control: Division of Violence Prevention Provides links and information on four priority areas: youth violence, family and intimate violence, suicide, and firearms injuries.
• Committee for Children Provides award-winning social skills curricula for the prevention of youth violence and child abuse. Trains educators, provides technical assistance, parent education, and original research. Includes information on how to deal with bullying and sexual harrassment.
• National Children's Advocacy Center Provides prevention, intervention and treatment services to physically and sexually abused children and their families. Includes safety tips for parents, information on developmental stages and indicators of abuse.
• SafeUSA Works to reduce the high rates of injuries and deaths related to injuries, and increase levels of safety in homes, schools, work sites, transportation areas, and communities. Includes safety tips on how to prevent youth violence, and suicide.
• Youth Violence Prevention ResoursesBibliography of resources compiled by the National Library of Medicine covering January 1990 to September 2000.