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 Release from the National Council on Crime and Delinquency, Native American Youth and the Juvenile Justice System
- New Release from The Future of Children, Children and Electronic Media
- National League of Cities' City Platform for Strengthening Families
- New Report from the Hamilton Fish Institute, Youth Courts: An Empirical Update and Analysis of Future Organizational and Research Needs
- New Resource Available from the National Online Resource on Violence Against Women, A Prevention Primer for Domestic Violence: Terminology, Tools, and the Public Health Approach
- New Publication from the National Institutes of Justice, Paving the Way for Project Safe Neighborhoods: SACSI in 10 U.S. Cities
- New Resource Sponsored by the National Institute of Justice, Experimental Evaluation of Gender Violence/Harassment Prevention Programs in Middle Schools, Final Report
- New Resource Sponsored by the National Institute of Justice, Practical Implications of Current Domestic Violence Research Part I: Law Enforcement
- New Resource Sponsored by the National Institute of Justice, Practical Implications of Current Domestic Violence Research Part II: Prosecution
- New Resource Sponsored by the National Institute of Justice, Practical Implications of Current Domestic Violence Research Part III: Judges
Weekly News Features
- Violence in the Hallways Down, According to Officials
- Group Protesting Violence in Gary
- Pitt and Community Partners Awarded $3.9 Million for Violence Prevention Research
- Talking May Play Role in Reducing Suicide Rate
- Arlington Hopes Grant Money Will Curb Gangs
- Gang Plan: "Stop, or Else"
- State May Pass Anti-Bullying Law
- State Publishes Guide for Schools To Prevent Bullying
- Sexual Harassment at School--More Harmful Than Bullying