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While many initially balk at violence prevention programs aimed at boys and men, these programs reduce the likelihood of abuse and improve the chances of bystanders intervening on behalf of victims.
A new community risk assessment tool allows post-secondary institutions to make evidence-based decisions about their policies and procedures.
Kids were more likely to tell an adult and less likely to touch or hold a handgun that they discovered if they’d recently watched a short video about gun safety.
Experience of any form of partner violence increases the risk of developing chronic illnesses. Healthcare professionals need to recognise family abuse as a health issue.
School violence prevention requires professionals – counselors, psychologists and social workers – who know how to create an emotionally safe environment. Those staffers are in very short supply.
Gun violence has killed hundreds of Americans, including kids, this summer. There are proven ways to bring peace to city streets, says an expert in violence prevention – but someone has to pay for it.
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Professor, Family Studies, Mount Saint Vincent University
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PhD Candidate in Sociology, Dalhousie University
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Professor, Department of Criminology, Saint Mary’s University
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Professor of Educational Psychology, University of Connecticut
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Associate Professor. Department of Human Sciences, The Ohio State University
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Associate Professor of School Psychology, Northeastern University
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Associate Professor in Violence Prevention and Mental Health Promotion, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Professor of Communication, The Ohio State University
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Postdoctoral Fellow at The Injury and Violence Prevention Program, Virginia Commonwealth University
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Psychologist and Faculty Member, Toronto Metropolitan University
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Professor, Department of Psychology, MacEwan University
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PhD Candidate & Vanier Scholar, Social Work, McMaster University
