School shootings tear the fabric of society. In the wake of a school shooting, parents,
pediatricians, policymakers, politicians, and the public search for “the” cause of the shooting …

Over the past 20 years, resilience theory has attracted great attention from both researchers
and mental health practitioners. Resilience is defined as a process of overcoming the …

Globally, mental disorders are the leading cause of disability in children and adolescents.
Previous research has demonstrated that supportive relationships are a key protective factor …

This technical package represents a select group of strategies based on the best available
evidence to help communities and states sharpen their focus on prevention activities with …

We use longitudinal multilevel modeling to test how exposure to community violence and
cognitive and behavioral factors contribute to the development of aggressive and prosocial …

Systems theorists postulate that children are embedded in family systems (Emery, 2014) and
that families are embedded in broader-based social systems (Friedman & Allen, 2010), and …

Although both risk and protective factors are important components of etiological theories for
antisocial behavior, far less is known about protective factors and their impact. This review …

This study investigates interfaith groups from across the United States to understand how
these religious settings may serve as mediating structures to facilitate individual political …

Abstract “Diversion” schemes encouraging children and young people away from offending
have successfully reduced the numbers of young people within the youth justice system …

Background Violent injury is the leading cause of death among urban youth. Emergency
department (ED) visits represent an opportunity to deliver a brief intervention (BI) to reduce …