Volence is a public health issue, which requires a public health approach to prevent. An important step in this model is the promotion of evidence-based prevention and intervention stratigies.  The field is ever-changing but here are a number of important resources.

Evidence-Based Resources

Blueprints for Healthy Youth Development, Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence, University of Colorado Boulder

Preventing Youth Violence: Opportunities for Action, Injury Prevention & Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices (NREPP), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA)

Model Programs Guide, Office of Juvenile Justice and Deliquence Prevention

Programs & Practices, CrimeSolutions.gov, National Institute of Justice