TITLE

Forum on youth violence in minority communities: Setting

AUTHOR(S)
Houk, Vernon N.; Warren, Rueben C.
PUB. DATE
May 1991
SOURCE
Public Health Reports;May/Jun91, Vol. 106 Issue 3, p225
SOURCE TYPE
Academic Journal
DOC. TYPE
Article
ABSTRACT
Presents information on Forum on Youth Violence in Minority Communities: Setting the Agenda for Prevention. Four steps are of immediate importance in moving from analysis to action in the field of violence prevention; Three factors on the absence of useful guidance; Purpose of the forum; Reasons why the forum focused on minority communities; What contribute to the etiology of violence in fundamental ways.
ACCESSION #
9707103072

Tags: VIOLENCE -- Prevention

 

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