Violence
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Below are links to information related to violence. Click on the right menu or scroll down to view general information and programs, research, statistics and guidelines on this topic.
General Information and Programs
Fast Stats: Assault/Homicide Statistics
Research
2012
Breaking the Silence: Public Health’s Role in Intimate Partner Violence Prevention (6/30/2012)
This session of Grand Rounds explored Intimate Partner Violence (IPV), a serious, preventable public health problem that affects millions of Americans. The term "intimate partner violence" describes physical, sexual, or psychological harm caused by a current or former partner or spouse. IPV can vary in frequency and severity.
Prevent Teen Dating Violence (3/8/2012)
Dating violence can happen to any teen, anytime, anywhere. But it doesn't have to happen at all. Learn how to prevent teen dating violence with CDC's online resources.
2011
National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS) (12/29/2011)
This survey provides baseline data that will be used to track trends in sexual violence, stalking and intimate partner violence. More than 1 million women are raped in a year and over 6 million women and men are victims of stalking in a year, based on a survey conducted in 2010. These findings emphasize that sexual violence, stalking, and intimate partner violence are important and widespread public health problems in the United States.
Prevent Domestic Violence in Your Community (11/3/2011)
A key strategy in preventing intimate partner violence is the promotion of respectful, nonviolent intimate partner relationships through individual, community, and societal level change.
Surveillance for Violent Deaths - National Violent Death Reporting System, 16 States, 2008 (9/16/2011)
This report summarizes data from CDC's National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) regarding violent deaths from 16 U.S. states for 2008. Results are reported by sex, age group, race/ethnicity, marital status, location of injury, method of injury, circumstances of injury, and other selected characteristics.
Sexual Assault Awareness (4/20/2011)
In the United States, 1 in 6 women and 1 in 33 men report that they have experienced an attempted or completed rape in their lifetime.
STRYVE to Prevent Youth Violence (3/30/2011)
STRYVE, or Striving To Reduce Youth Violence Everywhere, is a national initiative led by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to prevent youth violence before it starts.
Talk to Teens about Healthy Relationships (3/15/2011)
Kids who report being physically hurt by a boyfriend or girlfriend in the past year are more likely to report unhealthy behaviors like binge drinking, suicide attempts, and physical fighting. Find out what can be done.
Principles of Prevention Course (3/15/2011)
One way CDC is helping the nation prevent violence is a free on-line course called Principles of Prevention. The course--which offers continuing education credits--teaches key concepts of primary prevention, the public health approach, and the social-ecological model. Participants complete interactive exercises to learn to help prevent five types of violence: Child abuse and neglect, intimate partner violence, sexual violence, and suicide.
2010
Choose
Respect (8/31/10)
Visit the Choose Respect web site for information on: understanding
teen dating violence; healthy dating relationships; home, school, and
community activities; and resources including videos, podcasts, and
downloadable documents.
Evaluation
for Improvement: A Seven-Step Empowerment Evaluation Approach (4/15/10)
This manual is designed to help violence prevention organizations hire an empowerment
evaluator who will assist them in building their evaluation capacity through
a learn-by-doing process of evaluating their own strategies.
Dating
Matters: Understanding Teen Dating Violence Prevention (3/1/10)
CDC in partnership with Liz Claiborne, Inc. have developed a new online
training, "Dating Matters: Understanding Teen Dating Violence
Prevention." The training will help educators, youth leaders,
and others working with teens understand the importance of healthy
relationships and how to prevent violence before it starts.
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