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Accidents, Poisons and Violence

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Accidents: Accidents | Injuries | First Aid

Poisons: Poisons (General) | Bites and Stings | Environmental Health | Food Poisoning | Household Poisons | Poisonous Plants

Violence: Violence (General) | Child Abuse | Elder Abuse | Domestic Violence | Rape | Stalking | Workplace Violence | Youth Violence

General Violence

Assistance for Victims
What You Can Do If You Are a Victim of Crime: U.S. Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime [PDF] [Order printed copy]
National Center for Victims of Crime (NCVC)
Victim Assistance:NCVC
Get Help Series (list of topics):NCVC
Managing Traumatic Stress: Tips for Recovering From Disasters and Other Traumatic Events:American Psychological Association
Helping Children and Adolescents Cope With Violence and Disasters: What Parents Can Do:National Institute of Mental Health
Crime, Teens, and Trauma:Teen Victim Project, NCVC [PDF] [for Teens]
Answers in the Aftermath:SAMHSA
Supporting the Survivor:SAMHSA
Coping With Weapons and Violence in School and On Your Streets:netLibrary

Other General Topics
Violence Against Gays and Lesbians:NCVC
Pathological Aggression:Society for Neuroscience
Uncontrollable anger, see Mental Health, Intermittent Explosive Disorder

Workplace Violence

Workplace Violence:U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
Workplace Violence: Employee Information:NCVC
Workplace Violence: Employer Information:NCVC

Youth Violence

(Jump to: General Information | Information for Teens | Bullying & Harrassment )

General Information
Understanding Violent Behavior in Children and Adolescents:American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Children's Threats: When Are They Serious?:American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Children and Video Games: Playing with Violence:American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Warning Signs of Youth Violence:American Psychological Association
Raising Children to Resist Violence: What You Can Do:American Psychological Association
Tool Kit for Teen Care, 2nd Ed.: Violence:ACOG [PDF]
Tool Kit for Teen Care, 2nd Ed.: Violence: A Fact Sheet for Parents: ACOG [PDF]
School Violence and the News:Nemours Foundation
Information for Parents of Teens:NCVC
Reaching and Serving Teen Victims: A Practical Handbook:NCVC [PDF]
School Crime: K-12:NCVC
Violence Involving Youth:NCVC
Youth Aggression and Violence : A Psychological Approach:netLibrary
Violence Prevention Topics:National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center
Teen Violence:MedlinePlus

Information for Teens
Teen Victim Project:NCVC
Should You Worry About School Violence?:Nemours Foundation
Just for Friends:Teen Victim Project, NCVC [PDF]
Assault:Teen Victim Project, NCVC [PDF]
Child Sexual Abuse:Teen Victim Project, NCVC [PDF]
Hate Crimes:Teen Victim Project, NCVC [PDF]
Robbery and Property Crime:Teen Victim Project, NCVC [PDF]
Self-Defense:Nemours Foundation
Sexual Assault:Teen Victim Project, NCVC [PDF]

Bullying and Harassment
Bullying:American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Bullying:What to Do About It:Mental Health America
Bullying and Harassment:Teen Victim Project, NCVC [PDF]
Bullying:National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center
Stop Bullying Now!:HRSA
Helping Kids Deal With Bullies:Nemours Foundation
Dealing With Bullies:Nemours Foundation [for Kids]
Dealing With Bullying:Nemours Foundation [for Teens]
Childhood Bullying: Implications for Physicians:American Academy of Family Physicians
Bullying:MedlinePlus

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