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2006 Saw a Resurgence in US Violence Rates

In 2006 the news contained 22 incidents of
school violence and reports show that2) Early screening of children with behavior
violence in some major US cities was higherproblems to determine the services that are
last year than it has been in decades.needed
Violence among females and pre-teens is also
rising, and the US has a greater violence3) Major reform and coordination of the
rate than any other Western Nation. As aEducational, Mental Health, Juvenile Justice,
country, we need to act now to stop thisCriminal Justice, and Social Services
epidemic.systems.
Most Americans put their faith in the penalYouth at risk for violence have problems in
system. We think that by investing money inmultiple areas of life, such as school
jails and rehabilitation centers, we will befailure, behavior, mental health, and social
able to cut down on violence and deter futureskills. Helping them in one area and ignoring
criminals. It is necessary to place theseother problems is not sufficient to solve the
offenders in jails and prisons to protectproblem.
society; however, in order to substantially
cut down on future violence, we must shiftPatricia Crowther, a pioneer in school-based
our focus and invest time and money into moremental health, believes that there are an
resources  for  prevention  and intervention.astounding number of children who need mental
health services, but never receive them. "One
USA Today reported that cities, such asof the most pressing and plaguing problems
Cincinnati, Houston, New York, Chicago,presented to educators," she says, "is the
Oakland, Philadelphia, and New Haven, hadever increasing number of children, who
higher murder rates in 2006 than in priordespite an inherent ability to learn are not
years ("Murders are up in New York, severalbenefiting from a regular classroom teaching
other U.S. cities for 2006," USA Today,experience as shown by their continuing
December  28,  2006).academic underachievement." She believes that
the student's lack of improvement is often
Authorities blame this violence on issuesdue to unaddressed mental health, stress,
surrounding respect, revenge, reputation, andfamily, and trauma issues that could also
romance. Others say it is the availability oflead  to  future delinquent and violent acts.
firearms. While either explanation may be
true, we need to look deeper at societalStudies have shown that only 16 percent of
issues, such as violence in American familiesall children receive any mental health
and schools. For example: Shortly afterservices. Of that same 16 percent, 70-80
ringing in the New Year, the news carriedpercent receive that care in a school setting
reports of 2007's first school shooting.(Health  In  School  Organization).
Douglas Chanthabouly, 18, was taken into
custody for the shooting of Samnang Kok, 17,"The burden of suffering experienced by
at Henry Foss High School. Now there arechildren with mental health needs and their
reports of two teens cooking a puppy in anfamilies has created a health crisis in this
oven, one teen stabbing and killing another,country," writes David Satcher, MD, PhD in
and a group of teens beating three teen girlshis "Report of the Surgeon General's
severely  last  Halloween.Conference on Children's Mental Health: A
National Action Agenda." Clearly our violence
Children should feel safe school, and yet farproblem is a public health crisis, as well,
too many do not. While most schools haveand  it  must  be  fixed.
emergency and evacuation plans for what to do
during and after the crisis of a schoolAs a solution, we can continue to spend more
shooting,  how  many  have  prevention plans?money on trials and jails. However, we must
also put more money into prevention,
School prevention plans should include threeidentification, and therapy for troubled
elements:youth and their families. Money spent in
pre-school programs with family involvement,
1) Immediate and easy access to mental healthhome visiting programs, and school based
services for all troubled youth and theirmental health programs is well spent and has
families (Only 10% of all school districts indemonstrated great results. It's time to take
the US currently have an established Schoola stand and do more to prevent violence in
Based Mental Health Programs. (CSMHA - Dr.this country.
Weist,  University  of  Maryland)).



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