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School Safety: Promising Initiatives for Addressing School Violence

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date April 25, 1995
Report No. HEHS-95-106
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Summary:

Many schools throughout the United States are struggling with rising levels of youth violence. Schools have adopted a broad range of solutions to curb violence. The four programs GAO visited--in California, Ohio, and New York--are examples of some of the promising approaches schools have initiated to address violence. Research suggests that the most promising school-based violence-prevention programs involve at least some of seven key characteristics, including a comprehensive approach, starting early, and involving parents. Although few prevention programs have been evaluated, some federal agencies are now funding evaluations to examine various violence-prevention program approaches. The results, which should be available in three to five years, will help determine which programs work best at curbing violence.

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