Sentences with phrase «violence against youth»

On the anniversary of Freddie Gray's death and to commemorate the anniversary of the Columbine tragedy, more than 20 mostly Black and Brown - led youth organizations, representing thousands of youth of color from across the country, published a petition calling attention to their demands in the ongoing debate around school safety, gun control and violence against youth.

But this was Roseland, a neighborhood on the city's Far South Side that has seen a recent spate of violence against its youth.

Not exact matches

For most Christians the battle against serious youth violence is one they feel powerless in and ill - equipped to tackle.

Men As Peacemakers: Promotes Equality & Ending Violence Against Women & Children, Sexual Assault Prevention, Youth Mentoring, and more.

Yet the demand for a revolution, channelling the kind of violence, looting and murder seen in London and on other UK cities» streets two years ago against «the source of (the rioters») grievance» is much more delusional, much more seriously irresponsible towards the youth whom he admires for their refusal to take democracy seriously.

The Conservatives have accused the Labour government of ignoring crimes against children for years, despite a steep rise in youth violence.

Not long after, U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara released a 70 - plus page report alleging a «culture of violence» against teenagers in the youth jail at Rikers Island.

Public perceptions of the rising tide of knife crime and youth gang violence in London have reached such a pitch that Boris needs to be equally clear, ruthless and relentless in his fight against crime in London.

According to Scarpino, the issues that he plans to address in his new role include Westchester's heroin and illegal drug epidemic — a situation he described as «a scourge that is destroying our youth» — as well as Internet predators, phone scams, child and elder abuse, domestic violence, and injustices against immigrants who he believes are preyed upon by people who take advantage of their fear of deportation.

In a world where LGBT youth are struggling for survival, those condoning violence against them have not only hate in their hearts but also blood on their hands.»

The Home Office estimates that youth violence committed by or against young people accounts for 60 per cent of all violence committed in England and Wales.

Record of achievement Stand Against Violence has already had tremendous success on a national scale and its classroom materials and workshops are being used by schools, police and youth offending teams, among others.

This retrospective video shows the history of GLSEN (the Gay Lesbian Straight Education Network), an organization that works to encourage respect and combat discrimination and violence against LGBT youth in schools.

With prevention as its primary objective, the program is intended as an immunization against delinquency, youth violence, and gang membership.

Results: Initial findings support that the Becoming a Man mentoring program and Match - style tutoring together can be extremely protective against risk of violence involvement for even youth in the most dangerous neighborhoods in Chicago.

Where is the «accountability» for... > The «entertainment» industry flooding our youth with heinously toxic, cognitively poisonous VIOLENT VIDEO GAMES and GANGSTER - THUG GLORIFYING music / videos that promote crime, substance abuse, disgusting conduct, mistreatment & violence against women, anti-educational achievement, anti-positive values, anti-professional careers, anti-healthy, responsible behaviors!

She began her nonprofit communications work as an intern at Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence and later became co-lead of the National Youth Advisory Board for Loveisrespect.org, a teen dating violence prevention noViolence and later became co-lead of the National Youth Advisory Board for Loveisrespect.org, a teen dating violence prevention noviolence prevention nonprofit.

But it's been hard not to notice the difference between how youth - led protests against gun violence in these two communities were received.

There also is strong research support for other protective factors that buffer youth against overall violence that have been identified for the five developmental sectors of adolescents (Howell, Lipsey, and Wilson, 2014, pp. 21 — 22).

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He has served on the U.S. Presidential initiative, The National Campaign Against Youth Violence and is a consultant to The United States Secret Service, including its collaborative Safe Schools Initiative with the U.S. Department of Education.

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The estimated content was compared against federal data gathered on youth violence rates during the same period of years.

His works often call into question issues of police violence and authoritarianism exercised against youth and communities of color, as well as highlight vernacular language, architecture, and food culture associated with the urban lexicon.

• The CFL will support, endorse and participate in efforts to increase awareness of violence against women and ways to prevent it throughout society, and in particular among Canadian youth.

We may assist people charged with certain offences under a variety of other federal and provincial laws, such as the Wildlife Act, Animal Protection Act, Child Youth and Family Enhancement Act, Emergency 911 Act, Protection Against Family Violence Act, Provincial Offences Procedure Act, Petty Trespass Act and Gaming and Liquor Act.

When looking at violence against children and youth reported to police in 1999, children and youth under the age of 18 years made up 23 % of the Canadian population and were the victims in 24 % of assaults reported to a sample of police departments.

We are equally concerned about violations of human rights, systemic violence against children prisoners and practices which meet the international definition of torture, being routinely imposed on children in both adult and youth prisons throughout Queensland.

Respectful relationships education is a child and youth focused strategy for the prevention of violence against women.

The Parent Project directly addresses the following Risk Factors of the Youth Level of Service / Case Management Inventory Assessment Tool: General offenses, Restlessness, Risk taking, Aggression, Physical violence, Crimes against person, Antisocial behavior, Substance abuse, Poor parent - child relationships, Harsh or lax discipline, Poor monitoring / supervision, Low parental involvement, Antisocial parents, Abusive parents, Family conflict, Poor school attendance and performance, Antisocial - delinquent peers, and Gang membership.