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Anti-Violence Programs for YouthWarning Signs/Senales de Advertencia, an anti-violence program for youth developed by the American Psychological Association and MTV, is now available in Spanish. The Warning Signs program includes a 22 minute video on youth and violence and an accompanying brochure about violence prevention. The brochure, written for teenagers and young adults, describes the warning signs of violence and teaches what you can do if you recognize those signs. The brochure also describes dealing with anger and controlling one’s own risk for violence including the risk of suicide as a form of violence against oneself. (Read our page on Suicide in Children/Adolescents to learn the warning signs, who is at risk, how you can help and for other information.) The film and brochure are now available in both Spanish and English. To borrow the film or obtain brochures, please contact help@mhawestchester.org. For more information about our film library, please consult our online directory of Film Resources. Other Online Resources for Anti-Violence for YouthThe problem of youth violence is addressed in the recent report, "Youth Violence: A Report of the Surgeon General". You may read this report online at http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/youthviolence/. This report is part of the Surgeon General's site, http://www.surgeongeneral.gov, which includes several other resources dealing with youth including: The Report of the Surgeon General's Conference on Children's Mental Health: A National Action Agenda Other Resources In This SiteOther sections of this site which may be helpful in considering anti-violence for youth include: Our Family Violence Services Return to the top of the page.
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