Sentences with phrase «youth violence when»

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The same thing happens, unfortunately, when it comes to violence in youth sports.

«When I look at the package that is being proposed... and I look at my friends, like Simon Hughes — we agree on housing, on youth violence.

«This focus on our youth and what happens to them when they witness violence and betrayal, but what can happen to them when they learn self - determination and empowerment,» she said, «that's a very strong message in this movie, one that I think will resonate with incredible power in Ryan Coogler's hometown.»

At a time when anger and violence seem to be escalating, it is especially important that we teach empathy to our youth.

«It is important for us to show youth and adults that they are not helpless in protecting their community from gun violence — these acts are preventable when you show the signs.

We talk with youth about their rights and responsibilities under the law when it comes to sexual assault and consent, discrimination or other mistreatment on the job, and online violence and harassment.

«It demonstrates to them that there are times when firearms and violence are a solution and I don't believe that is a message we should be sending our youth,» Jamieson said.

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.

The study aims to determine whether receiving the Second Step intervention in middle school reduces youth aggression, sexual violence, and substance use, and teen dating violence when in high school; to evaluate Second Step program effects on trajectories of bullying, victimization, homophobic teasing, sexual harassment, and teen dating violence in high school, and to examine the relations among growth in aggression and substance use.

In the early 1990s researchers investigating the best ways to encourage positive behaviors like active citizenship and service - learning and to prevent high - risk behaviors like violence, bullying, unwanted pregnancies, and drug abuse came to realize that students benefited the most when positive youth development programs and strategies are coordinated and integrated at the school and district levels.