Short- and Long-Term Consequences of Adolescent Victimization

The Surgeon General’s report on youth violence, released in January 2001, notes that youth violence is a serious public health issue that affects millions of children and their families. A shared commitment to ending youth violence has led to a strong partnership between the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. The partnership is dedicated, in part, to promoting the Blueprints for Violence Prevention initiative, which identifies and disseminates information nationwide about violence prevention and intervention programs that have been found effective.