National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center
A Federal resource for communities working to prevent violence committed by and against young people.
The mission of the NYVPRC is to provide key leaders in communities—local government leaders and community leaders—with dynamic resources to help support their efforts to plan, develop, implement, and evaluate effective youth violence prevention efforts. See About Us for more complete details about the NYVPRC.
News and Features
Hot Topics
- New Report From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Evaluation for Improvement: A Seven-Step Empowerment Evaluation Approach For Violence Prevention Organizations
- New Issue of the OJJDP’s News @ A Glance
- New Report From the National Center for Health Statistics, Health United States, 2009: Child and Adolescent Health
- New Fact Sheet From the U.S. Department of Justice, Juveniles in Residential Placement, 1997–2008
- Gang Prevention Toolkit Now Available to City Leaders From the Institute for Youth, Education, and Families, Preventing Gang Violence and Building Communities Where Young People Thrive
- New Internet Safety Website, Enough is Enough
- New Report From the Youth Reentry Task Force of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Coalition, Back on Track: Supporting Youth Reentry From Out-of-Home Placement to the Community
Weekly News Features
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