Preventing Youth Violence

Please join this month’s Public Health Grand Rounds session where we will explore the societal burden of youth violence, and the evidence-based approaches and partnerships that are necessary to prevent youth violence and its consequences.

Homicide, the third leading cause of death among young people 10 to 24, is responsible for more deaths in this group than the next six leading causes of death combined. Each day, there are 13 homicides in this age group and an additional 1,700 youth treated in U.S. emergency departments for assault-related injuries, resulting in an estimated $17.5 billion in total costs per year.

While many prevention programs have been found to significantly reduce youth violence, the available evidence-based approaches are often not used in communities because of real and perceived challenges to implementation. Some communities and public health departments have successfully built the capacity to take advantage of what we know works and are seeing substantial declines in youth violence.

Presenters:

Howard Spivak, MD
Director, Division of Violence Prevention
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, CDC

Deborah Gorman-Smith, PhD
Professor, University of Chicago, School of Social Service Administration
Director, Chicago Center for Youth Violence Prevention

Robert L. Listenbee Jr., JD
Administrator, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
U.S. Department of Justice

Sheila Savannah, MA
Division Manager, Health Planning, Evaluation and Program Development Office
Houston Department of Health and Human Services

Watch the live webcast on Tuesday, February 18, at 1:00pm ET. Follow @CDCInjury for live tweeting during the event, and use the hashtag #CDCGrandRounds to participate.

If you are unable to attend, post your questions in the comments below or send to grandrounds@cdc.gov.

For more information on CDC Public Health Grand Rounds, visit http://www.cdc.gov/about/grand-rounds/index.htm