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Annotation: This updated fact sheet describes a continuing school-based program implemented in the Los Angeles Unified School District that was designed to help children cope with violence. Students in the program lived in largely Hispanic neighborhoods. The fact sheet provides background about the problems faced by children exposed to violence, discusses the way the program was developed and the program's results, and offers conclusions. Statistical information is presented in figures in the fact sheet.

Contact: Rand Corporation, 1776 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA 90407-3208, Telephone: (310) 393-0411 Fax: 310-393-4818 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.rand.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: California, Child mental health, Children, Coping, Families, High risk children, Hispanic Americans, Low income groups, Parents, Programs, Schools, Students, Violence, Witnesses

Annotation: This brief focuses on bullying prevention legislation. Topics include historic and current views of state legislation, elements of a bullying prevention plan, the school's legal responsibility, bullying as a civil rights issue, steps that secondary schools/high schools sites should take.

Contact: National Center for Mental Health Promotion and Youth Violence Prevention, Education Development Center, 43 Foundry Avenue, Waltham, MA 02453, Telephone: (877) 217-3595 Fax: (617) 969-5951 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.promoteprevent.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Bullying, Legal responsibility, Schools, State legislation, Violence prevention

Annotation: This paper discusses the distinctions between bullying and harassment and the priorities and responsibilities of school districts. Topics include the unintended consequences of ignoring the gendered dimensions of bullying and harassment in K-12 schools and strategies for collaborating with school personnel and students.

Contact: National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women, National Resource Center on Domestic Violence, 3605 Vartan Way, Suite 101, Harrisburg, PA 17110, Telephone: (800) 537-2238 Secondary Telephone: (800) 553.2508 Fax: (717) 545-9456 Web Site: http://www.vawnet.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Bullying, Gender discrimination, Legal responsibility, Policy analysis, Schools, Sexual harassment, Violence prevention

Annotation: This report presents findings on a study conducted to explore attitudes and opinions about the circumstances facing Black Americans, as well as perceptions of the problems and challenges confronting Black communities in general and Black children and adolescents in particular. The report presents the research methodology and key findings and discusses the current landscape and issues and challenges that black communities face, strategies for improvement, and the outlook for the future.

Contact: Children's Defense Fund, 25 E Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20001, Telephone: (202) 628-8787 Secondary Telephone: (800) 233-1200 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.childrensdefense.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Adolescents, Blacks, Children, Communities, Economic factors, Families, Mass media, Racial factors, Research, Schools, Substance abuse, Unemployment, Violence

Annotation: This report summarizes research from several previous Rand reports related to the impact of children's exposure to violence (CEV) and provides information about the evaluation of 15 Safe Start Promising Approach Programs--CEV program in community settings--to identify how well such programs work in reducing and preventing CEV's harmful effects. The report introduces the issue and addresses the following topics: setting up diverse programs across the nation, conceptually grounding evaluations, what researchers learned about implementation and outcomes of interest, and overall implications.

Contact: Rand Corporation, 1776 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA 90407-3208, Telephone: (310) 393-0411 Fax: 310-393-4818 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.rand.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Child abuse, Child neglect, Children, Community programs, Domestic violence, Evaluation, Maltreated children, Research, School violence, Violence, Violence prevention

Annotation: This report addresses questions about whether the recent upsurge in school bullying in the United States is historically unique in recent American history and about the relative risk of bully victimization in students with different sociodemographic, contextual, and behavioral characteristics and the variation of these risks over time. The report also addresses questions about the effects of anti-bullying efforts. The report analyzes trends and changes in the prevalence of serious forms (physically threatening, violent, injurious) of school bullying victimization among middle school and high school students over time and in differential exposure of demographic, social, and economic groups to school bullying.

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Keywords: Adolescent behavior, Bullying, Child behavior, Economic factors, High school students, Middle school students, Prevention, Research, School violence, Trends, Victims, Violence

Annotation: This manual describes the Adolescent Suicide Prevention Program, why the program was developed, how it was created, and how it was maintained from 1989 to 2005. Contents include information about the program's history and components. Topics include assessment; planning; capacity and staffing; building partnerships; planning for evaluation; clinical intervention; family violence prevention; school-based prevention programs; community education, awareness, and training; social services; surveillance; record-keeping and data analysis; evaluation; and sustainability.

Contact: Suicide Prevention Resource Center, Education Development Center, 43 Foundry Avenue, Waltham, MA 02453-8313, Telephone: (877) 438-7772 Secondary Telephone: (617) 964-5448 Fax: (617) 969-9186 E-mail: [email protected] Contact E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.sprc.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Family violence, Alaska Natives, American Indians, Data analysis, Data collection, Injury prevention, Intervention, Model programs, Needs assessment, Outreach, Prevention programs, Program descriptions, Program development, Program evaluation, Program planning, Public health education, Public private partnerships, School health programs, Suicide prevention, Surveillance, Sustainability, Systems development

Annotation: This webinar brought together public and private sector stakeholders to share outcomes and lessons learned from the Highmark Healthy High 5 Bullying Prevention Institute, which has implemented the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program in schools across Pennsylvania. Topics include strategies to implement the population-wide public health initiative to spur national behavior and culture change and ultimately prevent school-based bullying across the United States. The webinar archive (presentation slides with audio) and additional resources are available. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: National Institute for Health Care Management Foundation, 1225 19th Street, N.W., Suite 710, Washington, DC 20036, Telephone: (202) 296-4426 Fax: (202) 296-4319 E-mail: http://www.nihcm.org/contact Web Site: http://www.nihcm.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Audiovisual materials, Bullying, Conference proceedings, Prevention programs, School health programs, Sociocultural factors, Strategic planning, Violence prevention

Annotation: This report provides statewide data for Oregon in the following categories: premature birth, low-birthweight infants, infant mortality, poverty, crime, domestic violence, school dropout rates, substance abuse, unemployment, child maltreatment, and other indicators of at-risk prenatal, maternal, newborn, or child health. County-level data for the same categories is also provided, and information on the selection process of a unit of analysis is offered. The report also includes information about the quality and capacity of Oregon's existing home-visiting programs and the state's capacity for providing substance abuse treatment. A narrative summary of needs-assessment results concludes the report.

Contact: Oregon Department of Human Services, Maternal and Child Health Section, 800 N.E. Oregon Street, Suite 825, Portland, OR 97232, Telephone: (971) 673-0252 Secondary Telephone: (971) 673-0372 Fax: (971) 673-0240 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://public.health.oregon.gov/PHD/Directory/Pages/program.aspx?pid=25 Available from the website.

Keywords: Child health, Child maltreatment, Crime, Domestic violence, High risk groups, Home visiting, Infant health, Infant mortality, Low birthweight infants, Needs assessment, Oregon Preterm birth, Poverty, Reproductive health, School dropouts, State programs, Statistical data, Substance abuse, Treatment, Unemployment, Women', s health

Annotation: This issue brief focuses on the impact of exposure to violence in school settings and examines how emerging research and program practice can help school staff to develop programs that meed the needs of children and youth who are exposed to violence. The brief analyzes case scenarios and proposes opportunities for intervention. It discusses the connections between children's exposure to violence and their mental wellness, ability to reach full academic potential, and academic outcomes; and describes promising practices to help teachers, mental health providers, school administrators, and state policy makers prevent and reduce the impact that violence has on children. A variety of evidence-based school mental health interventions are described, along with the challenges that may arise in implementing such programs. Included is a list of guiding principles to support best practices.

Contact: Safe Start Center, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 5515 Security Lane, Suite 800, North Bethesda, MD 20852-5007, Telephone: (800) 865-0965 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.safestartcenter.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Adolescent mental health, Child mental health, Models, School age children, School health, School linked programs, School violence, Violence, Violence prevention, Youth, intervention

Annotation: This toolkit provides information about the Safe Schools/Healthy Students Initiative. The Safe Schools/Healthy Communities projects form collaborative efforts that involve educators, mental health professionals, juvenile justice professionals, and law enforcement agencies in creating safe learning environments that promote healthy child and adolescent development and prevent child and adolescent violence and drug use. The toolkit provides strategies for integrating cultural and linguistic competence into the initiative. The toolkit includes resources, publications, events and opportunities, a grantee locator, briefs, e-newsletters, fact sheets, and other tools. A document describing the initiative and a guide for engaging school administrators are also available.

Contact: National Center for Mental Health Promotion and Youth Violence Prevention, Education Development Center, 43 Foundry Avenue, Waltham, MA 02453, Telephone: (877) 217-3595 Fax: (617) 969-5951 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.promoteprevent.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Academic achievement, Adolescent development, Child development, Collaboration, Communities, Communities, Costs, Cultural competence, Families, High risk adolescents, High risk children, Initiatives, Initiatives, Low income groups, Mental health, Public health, Resource materials, Risk factors, Safety, Schools, Schools, Violence prevention

Annotation: This book presents a program designed for use by school personnel to support students exposed to trauma. It consists of a series of ten lessons providing skill building techniques geared toward changing maladaptive thoughts, promoting positive behaviors, and increasing levels of peer and parent support for affected students. It contains a group leader training manual that defines program concepts, provides information on selecting student participants, scheduling lessons, assuring confidentiality, coordinating with clinical backup, managing difficult situations and issues, and conducting group meetings. A lesson plans and worksheets and materials sections supplies preparation material and plans as well as homework assignments, worksheets, letters to parents, forms, and other program materials.

Contact: Rand Corporation, 1776 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA 90407-3208, Telephone: (310) 393-0411 Fax: 310-393-4818 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.rand.org $40.00, plus shipping and handling; download available from the website.

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Keywords: Behavior modification, Curricula, Educational materials, Manuals, Mental health programs, Middle schools, Program descriptions, School age children, School linked programs, School personnel, Trauma, Violence

Annotation: This monograph summarizes knowledge gained from past studies in the U.S. and other western countries about the extent and nature of the problem of bullying in schools, methods for analyzing local problems, and how police can reduce school bullying and the harm caused by it. Appendices contain a summary of responses or interventions to reduce school bullying and a sample brochure that educates parents about school bullying.

Contact: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, 1100 Vermont Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20530, Telephone: (800) 421-6770 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.cops.usdoj.gov Available from the website. Document Number: ISBN 1-932582-11-8.

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Keywords: Bullying, Law enforcement, School linked programs, School safety, School violence

Annotation: This document presents strategies and approaches for members of school communities to consider when creating safer learning environments. The document discusses the roles of administrators, teachers, staff, students, parents, the community, and law enforcement in preventing school violence, what to do during a crisis, and what to do after a crisis; threat assessment; crisis planning and preparation; legal considerations, and working with the media.

Contact: U.S. Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice, 810 Seventh Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20531, Telephone: (800) 458-0786 Secondary Telephone: (202) 616-3867 Web Site: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov Available from the website.

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Keywords: Adolescents, Communities, Legal issues, Mass media, Parents, School age children, School role, School violence, Students, Teachers, Violence prevention

Annotation: This information brief (1) provides a basic description of a school-wide social and emotional learning (SEL) framework; (2) illustrates the relationship between social and emotional factors and bullying, and (3) explains how an SEL framework can be extended to include bullying prevention. The brief provides a list of criteria that distinguishes bullying from other occurrences of misbehavior or aggression; discusses the prevalence and consequences of bullying; and places bullying within the broader context of social and emotional development within a school setting. Research findings, guidelines on applying a school-wide SEL framework that addresses bullying, and a list of selected resources are provided.

Contact: National Center for Mental Health Promotion and Youth Violence Prevention, Education Development Center, 43 Foundry Avenue, Waltham, MA 02453, Telephone: (877) 217-3595 Fax: (617) 969-5951 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.promoteprevent.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Bullying, Child mental health, Emotional development, Prevention programs, Program improvement, School linked programs, Social learning, Violence prevention

Annotation: This resource guide lists materials available on the Internet that address antigay harassment and bullying, both antigay and in general, in schools. Some of the resources are from U.S. state agencies and others are specific to the United Kingdom.

Contact: Safe Schools Coalition, 1002 East Seneca , Seattle, WA 98122-4203, Telephone: (206) 957-1621 Secondary Telephone: (866) 430-6631 Fax: (206) 325-2689 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.safeschoolscoalition.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Bibliographies, Bullying, Homosexuality, School violence

Annotation: This document, which is based on local evaluation of 37 Safe Schools/Healthy Students sites, describes the challenges these communities face and some of the results they have achieved. The Safe Schools/Healthy Communities projects form collaborative efforts that involve educators, mental health professionals, juvenile justice professionals, and law enforcement agencies in creating safe learning environments that promote healthy child and adolescent development and prevent child and adolescent violence and drug use. The document discusses how the program is meeting challenges, risk and protective factors and the public health approach, building powerful partnerships to support adolescents, focusing on key outcomes, safer and healthier communities, accessible mental health care, improved academic performance, enduring effects of the initiative, and why the initiative is a worthwhile investment. An online toolkit and a guide for engaging school administrators are also available.

Contact: National Center for Mental Health Promotion and Youth Violence Prevention, Education Development Center, 43 Foundry Avenue, Waltham, MA 02453, Telephone: (877) 217-3595 Fax: (617) 969-5951 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.promoteprevent.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Academic achievement, Adolescents, Children, Communities, Costs, Federal initiatives, High risk adolescents, High risk children, Low income groups, Mental health, Public health, Risk factors, Safety, Schools, Violence prevention, collaboration

Annotation: This guide provides Safe Schools/Healthy Communities project directors with strategies they can employ to enhance their district's administrators' involvement and commitment to the initiative. The Safe Schools/Healthy Communities projects form collaborative efforts that involve educators, mental health professionals, juvenile justice professionals, and law enforcement agencies in creating safe learning environments that promote healthy child and adolescent development and prevent child and adolescent violence and drug use. The guide is divided into five sections: understanding your audience, understanding your local school system, partnering to reach a shared vision, sustaining a relationship with administrators, and advice from successful Safe Schools/Healthy Communities projects.

Contact: National Center for Mental Health Promotion and Youth Violence Prevention, Education Development Center, 43 Foundry Avenue, Waltham, MA 02453, Telephone: (877) 217-3595 Fax: (617) 969-5951 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.promoteprevent.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Academic achievement, Adolescents, Children, Communities, Costs, Federal initiatives, High risk adolescents, High risk children, Low income groups, Mental health, Public health, Risk factors, Safety, Schools, Violence prevention

Annotation: This report discusses reducing crime and violence among children and adolescents. It outlines a four-part plan as follows: (1) provide families access to quality pre-kindergarten and education child care programs proven to reduce crime; (2) offer at-risk parents in-home parenting coaching to reduce risk of child abuse or neglect, as well as sufficient policies and resources for child protective services; (3) provide all school-age children and adolescents access to after-school youth development programs; and (4) identify and intervene troubled children and adolescents, and their parents, with training to help them avoid crime.

Contact: Fight Crime: Invest in Kids, 1212 New York Avenue, N.W., Suite 300, Washington, DC 20005, Telephone: (202) 776-0027 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.fightcrime.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Adolescents, After school programs, Child care programs, Prevention programs, School age children, School violence, Violence prevention

Annotation: This toolkit for school personnel is designed to help readers understand how to help students recover from trauma. the toolkit defines trauma, explains how to select students for participating in trauma-related programs, compares programs geared toward a variety of types of trauma (nonspecific trauma, disaster-related trauma, programs for traumatic loss, programs for exposure to violence, and programs for complex trauma), describes programs, and discusses how to find funding.

Contact: Rand Corporation, 1776 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA 90407-3208, Telephone: (310) 393-0411 Fax: 310-393-4818 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.rand.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Disasters, Emotional trauma, Programs, School age children, School health programs, Trauma, Violence