News You Can Use on Kids and Violence

News You Can Use on Kids and Violence

By Diana Zuckerman, Ph.D.

There is a lot of research on violence and kids, and this information has important implications for parents, youth workers, and policy makers. Here are summaries of recent research findings, with information about how you can obtain copies of the original articles describing the research. All are written by Diana Zuckerman, president of CPR for Women & Families, and are based on her Research Watch column in Youth Today, unless a different citation is noted.

Child Abuse and Domestic Violence
. When Relatives Care for Kin
. Father Figures are the Answer, But What is the Question?
. Linking Spouse and Child Abuse
. Witnessing Violence at Home

Dating and Violence
. Dating Violence: What Everyone Needs to Know (Print Brochure)
. Surviving Sexual Assault
. Dating Violence Inspires Other Problems
. Is Stalking More Common Than We Think?
. Teen Mothers as Targets of Violence
. Dating and Other Dangers for High School Girls
. Boyfriends, Violence, and Teen Pregnancy
. Dating Violence: A Two Way Street, But Girls Are Hurt Most
. Teen Love as a Four Letter Word
. Do Virginity Pledges Delay Teen Sex?
. Dating Violence and Foster Care

Media
. Violent Songs
. Reducing the Dangers of the Internet
. Teens as Online Victims
. Media and Kids: Everything You Were Afraid to Ask
. Copy Cats that Kill
. Violence in G (G-Rated Animated Films)
. Violent Video Games Can Increase Aggression

Other Violence
. Bullying and Violence
. Youth Violence in Rural Areas
. Can Schools Prevent Violence?
. When Silence Means Violence
. Does Counseling After Tragedy Really Help?
. Can the Calendar Predict School Violence?
. State Gun Control Laws Work, Sort Of
. Guns at Home
. Girls and Crime
. When Little Kids Become Violent Teens
. What is to Blame for Youth Violence?: The Media, Guns, Parenting, Poverty, Bad Programs or ...
. Is there a Youth Violence Epidemic?
. Research on Teen Violence: Classroom Killers and Teen Suicide
. Lessons for Littleton: What Research Can and Can’t Tell Us
. Back to School Lessons: The V (Violence) Joins the Three R’s
. TV Wrestling and Dating Don't Mix

Teen Suicide
. How Childhood and Youth Experiences Link to Suicide
. Research on Teen Suicide
. Smoking, Drinking, Marijuana, Family Problems, and Suicide