+ A multidisciplinary youth violence-prevention initiative: Impact on attitudes
- Author:
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Chang, D. C. / Cornwell, E. E. / Sutton, E. R. H. / Yonas, M. A. / Allen, F.
- Date:
- 2005
- Publication:
- Journal of the American College of Surgeons
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Age Group, Education/Counseling, Prevention
- Keywords:
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Adolescent, PREVENTION, Violence
A total of 97 youths between the ages of 7 and 17 (average age 12.6 years) participated in a study to gauge the effectiveness of a multidisciplinary violence-prevention program. Participants were surveyed...
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+ Injury prevention advice in top-selling parenting books
- Author:
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Hunter, W. M. / Helou, S. / Saluja, G. / Runyan, C. W. / Coyne-Beasley, T.
- Date:
- 2005
- Publication:
- Pediatrics
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Age Group, Education/Counseling, Storage, Surveillance/Data Collection
- Keywords:
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Child, Injury, Literature, PREVENTION, Parents
The authors reviewed 46 top selling parenting books on health and/or safety published between 1984 and 2003. Of books geared toward parents of younger children, none of the top 10 messages related to...
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+ Teaching Safety Skills to Children to Prevent Gun Play: An Evaluation of in Situ Training
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Miltenberger, Raymond C. / Gatheridge, Brian J. / Saterlund, Melisa / Egemo-Helm, Kristin R. / Johnson, Brigitte M. / Jostad, Candice / Kelso, Pamela / Flessner, Christopher
- Date:
- 2005
- Publication:
- Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Age Group, Education/Counseling, Prevention
- Keywords:
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Accidents, Children, PREVENTION, Safety skills, TRAINING
This study evaluated the effectiveness of training 4 and 5 year olds not to touch or play with firearms that they encounter. Children were taught that guns are dangerous, and were instructed to: (1) stop,...
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+ Elementary school teachers' involvement in firearm safety education
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Price, J. H. / Murnan, J. / Thompson, A. J. / Dake, J. A. / Telljohann, S. K.
- Date:
- 2005
- Publication:
- J Sch Health
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Age Group, Education/Counseling
- Keywords:
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Child, PREVENTION, Safety skills, Teachers, Wounds
A survey assessing elementary school teachers’ firearm safety education activities and perceptions of the importance of firearm safety was completed by 352 participants. Only 1% of the teachers reported...
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+ Behavior-Oriented Approaches to Reducing Youth Gun Violence
- Author:
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Hardy, Marjorie S.
- Date:
- 2002
- Publication:
- The Future of Children
- Topics:
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Age Group, Education/Counseling, Prevention
- Keywords:
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Firearms, Violence, behavioral approaches, gun violence prevention, youth access
The author reviews behavior-oriented approaches aimed at reducing youth firearm injury and violence. He notes that the few community-based youth violence prevention programs did not decrease youth access...
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+ Adolescent Violence Prevention Practices Among California Pediatricians
- Author:
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Chaffee, T.A. Stephen / Bridges, M. / Boyer, C.B.
- Date:
- 2000
- Publication:
- Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
- Topics:
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Age Group, Education/Counseling, Gun Carrying, Medical, Prevention
- Keywords:
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Adolescents, PREVENTION, Risk Factors, Violence
Two hundred twenty pediatricians practicing in California completed a self-report questionnaire to examine their provision of violence prevention services to their adolescent patients. The results show...
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+ Getting Teenagers to Say NO to Sex, Drugs, and Violence in the New Millennium
- Author:
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Strasburger, V. C
- Date:
- 2000
- Publication:
- The Medical Clinics of North America
- Topics:
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Age Group, Education/Counseling, Gun Carrying, Students
- Keywords:
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Adolescents, Drug Use, Health Education, Violence Prevention and Control, sex education
The author examines the pressures faced by many adolescents as they go through one of the most turbulent phases in their lives, and reviews the incidence of schoolyard shootings in the U.S. between 1997...
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