Youth Violence Prevention

CMHS youth violence prevention efforts focus on the collective involvement of families, communities, and schools to build resiliency to disruptive behavior disorders (for example, oppositional defiant disorder, conduct disorder, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder). Untreated conduct disorders can develop into costly adult mental health and societal problems such as delinquency, substance use, and antisocial personality disorder. Youth violence extracts an enormous toll on the Nation's resources. Prevention can make a difference in the lives of our children, who must feel safe and be safe in school in order to become competent, resilient adults.

Updated 06/04