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Some Ways to Prevent Youth Violence

Friday March 5, 2004
A new University of Washington study has found several factors that appear to prevent aggressive 15 year olds from becoming violent 18 year olds. The adolescents who attended religious services, felt attached to their schools or were exposed to good family management were much less likely to have engaged in violent behavior by the time they turned 18.

For more information:
Family Discipline, Religious Attendance Cut Levels of Violence Among Aggressive Children
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