Practicas optimas para la prevencion de la violencia juvenil: Libro de referencia para la accion comunitaria (Best Practices of Youth Violence Prevention: A Sourcebook for Community Action)

The Spanish-language version of this best practices sourcebook builds on a 1993 publication, "The Prevention of Youth Violence: A Framework for Community Action." It offers insight into tested strategies to prevent violence by children and adolescents. It was developed with input from peop...

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Main Authors Thornton, Timothy N., Comp, Craft, Carole A., Comp, Dahlberg, Linda L., Comp, Lynch, Barbara S., Comp, Baer, Katie, Comp
Format Report
LanguageSpanish
Published For full text: http://www 01.10.2001
Subjects
Adolescent Behavior
Adolescents
Child Behavior
Child Development
Children
Community Involvement
Family Involvement
Home Visits
Mentors
Parent Participation
Program Development
Program Evaluation
Risk Reduction
Risk Taking Behavior
Social Cognition
Violence
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Summary:The Spanish-language version of this best practices sourcebook builds on a 1993 publication, "The Prevention of Youth Violence: A Framework for Community Action." It offers insight into tested strategies to prevent violence by children and adolescents. It was developed with input from people working to prevent youth violence and people whose positions made them likely to play a role in violence prevention efforts. Researchers interviewed teachers, school administrators, members of community-based organizations, employees and volunteers at social service agencies, health department personnel, program planners and practitioners, and researchers from universities across the United States regarding what they would like to see in a sourcebook. They also conducted an extensive literature review on youth violence prevention. Chapter 1 reviews general principals of intervention planning, implementation, and evaluation. Chapter 2 builds on the experiences of others who have worked to prevent violence by children and adolescents, discussing the best practices of four key youth prevention strategies (parent- and family-based, home-visiting, social-cognitive, and mentoring strategies). This chapter also includes resources and more information about programs using these practices. Two appendixes offer a youth violence fact sheet and a public health approach. (Chapters contain references.) (SM)