Links and Resources

These publications are excellent resources on youth violence prevention for health care providers and will augment the information in this guide.

Connecting the Dots to Prevent Youth Violence: A Training and Outreach Guide for Physicians and Other Health Professionals. American Medical Association, Commission for the Prevention of Youth Violence, 2002.

Copies are available for free download from the AMA at www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/8197.html or be contacting the AMA at (312) 464-5437.

Best Practices of Youth Violence Prevention, A Sourcebook for Community Action.
Thornton T., Craft C., Dahlberg L., Lynch B., Baer K., eds. Atlanta: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, 2002.

This can be downloaded via the internet at www.cdc.gov/ncipc/dvp/bestpractices.htm.

Bullying at School: What We Know and What We Can Do. Olweus D. Blackwell
Publishers: Oxford UK and Cambridge USA, 1993.

For additional resources go to the Referrals and Resources section of the  Youth Violence Course Materials.