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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Violence Prevention: School-Based Programs

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Systematic Review

Source: The Guide to Community Preventive Services

Last Reviewed: June 2005

Workgroups: Adolescent Health Workgroup, Injury and Violence Prevention Workgroup

The Community Preventive Services Task Force recommends universal school-based programs to reduce violence. These programs are designed to teach all students in a school or grade about violence prevention or about at least 1 of these skills intended to reduce aggressive or violent behavior: 

  • Emotional self-awareness
  • Emotional control 
  • Self-esteem
  • Positive social skills
  • Social problem solving
  • Conflict resolution
  • Teamwork 
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Objectives related to this resource (5)

Reduce the rate of minors and young adults committing violent crimes — AH‑10
Baseline only
Reduce the proportion of public schools with a serious violent incident — AH‑D03
Developmental
Reduce physical fighting among adolescents — IVP‑11
Target met or exceeded
Reduce the rate of adolescent and young adult victimization from violent crimes — AH‑R11
Research
Reduce the number of young adults who report 3 or more adverse childhood experiences — IVP‑D03
Developmental

Suggested Citation

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Guide to Community Preventive Services. (2005) Violence Prevention: School-Based Programs. Retrieved from: https://www.thecommunityguide.org/findings/violence-prevention-school-based-programs