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Item Preventing Youth Violence: Opportunities for Action.(National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention., 2014) David-Ferdon, C., & Simon, T. R.Our understanding about youth violence and our ability to prevent it is based on decades of work by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the larger field of youth violence prevention researchers and practitioners. From systematic surveillance, rigorous research on modifiable factors that predict violence, evaluation of prevention strategies, and the strengthening of the capacity of communities to use approaches that work, we have learned a great deal about how to prevent youth violence. To help communities take advantage of the available knowledge, CDC has developed, Preventing Youth Violence: Opportunities for Action. This resource summarizes what we currently know about youth violence—the health consequences, trends, disparities, causes, costs, and prevention strategies. This resource outlines important strategies for youth violence prevention that are based on strong evidence and experience. It includes examples of specific programs and activities that have been found to be effective. These evidence-based youth violence prevention strategies focus on reducing the factors that put young people at risk for violence and bolstering the factors that strengthen their positive development and buffer against violence.Item Taking Action to Prevent Youth Violence: A Companion Guide to Preventing Youth Violence: Opportunities for Action(National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention., 2014) David-Ferdon, C., & Simon, T. R.Preventing Youth Violence: Opportunities for Action by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is designed to help communities use what is known about youth violence and put in place prevention approaches that work. The information provided in this companion document, Taking Action to Prevent Youth Violence, will help communities learn more about the causes and impact of youth violence and identify actions each of us can take to stop youth violence.