Violence Affecting Children and Youth - a national report
This detailed and thoughtful study by ChildTrends describes types of violence that occurs to children and youth, its effect on development, how subgroups (race/ethicity) are affected, and policy decisions and suggestions to improve the situation. Topics: watching TV, physical fighting, fear of attack and bullying, exposure to domestic violence, child maltreatment, sexual abuse, teen homicide, suicide and infant homicide.
The link address is: http://www.childtrendsdatabank.org/PDF/Violence.pdf
Keywords: Children, Disparity, Infant Mortality, Injury and Violence, Leading Causes of Death, Mental Health, Nation, Poverty, Statistics, Suicide, Teens


