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press releases
Review of Research Shows That Playing Violent Video Games Can Heighten Aggression
(8/19/05)

APA Calls for Reduction of Violence in Interactive Media Used By Children and Adolescents
(8/17/05)

Children Whose Mothers Are Depressed After Childbirth May Be At Elevated Risk for Violence, Study Finds
(11/02/03)

Exposure to Violence between Parents and Harsh Punishment during Childhood Significantly Increases the Risk for Adult Partner Violence
(07/24/03)

Violent Music Lyrics Increase Aggressive Thoughts and Feelings
(05/04/03)

Childhood Exposure to Media Violence Predicts Young Adult Aggressive Behavior
(03/09/03)

Two Successful Violence Prevention Programs Highlight the Importance of Early Intervention
(03/09/03)

Multidimensional Violence Prevention Program Works Well in Preliminary Tests in Elementary Schools in Mid-Sized City
(04/23/00)

Violent Video Games Can Increase Aggression
(04/23/00)

books & videos
Assessment of Family Violence: A Handbook for Researchers and Practitioners

Children Exposed to Marital Violence: Theory, Research, and Applied Issues

Health Consequences of Abuse in the Family: A Clinical Guide for Evidence-Based Practice (CE credit)

Jenny Is Scared! When Sad Things Happen in The World

A Terrible Thing Happened: A Story for Children Who Have Witnessed Violence or Trauma

Understanding Terrorism: Psychosocial Roots, Consequences, and Interventions (CE credit)

Women and Victimization: Contributing Factors, Interventions, and Implications

Preventing Violence in Relationships: Interventions Across the Life Span (CE credit)

Preventing Youth Violence in a Multicultural Society (CE credit)

Preventing Sexual Violence: How Society Should Cope With Sex Offenders

Violence Against Children in the Family and the Community

Violence and Gender Reexamined

Violent Offenders: Appraising and Managing Risk

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Monitor on Psychology
Innovative program fights relationship violence
(February 2008)

Pulling together after a tragedy
(November 2007)

Evil's mundane roots
(October 2007)

U.N. report outlines strategies to end violence against children
(April 2007)

A new diagnosis for childhood trauma?
(March 2007)

Preventing sexual violence
(March 2007)

Violence in the home takes many forms
(October 2006)

Empowering the voiceless
(September 2006)

Psychologists teach parents strategies to avoid physical child abuse
(June 2006)

Helping domestic violence victims in a nontraditional way
(March 2006)

Psychologists contribute to U.N. study of violence against children
(December 2005)

Can teaching troubled teens social problem-solving keep them out of trouble?
(December 2005)

'I felt like a survivor, rather than a victim'
(November 2005)

ACTing up
(June 2005)

Rebuilding mental health in Afghanistan
(December 2004)

Hormones, stress and aggression--a vicious cycle
(November 2004)

Family violence challenges, opportunities to help
(July/August 2004)

Spreading the word on early violence prevention
(May 2004)

Rape circumstances differentially affect later sexual behavior
(February 2004)

Postpartum depression linked with preteen violence
(January 2004)

Identifying the risk for violence through e-mail
(July/August 2001)

Road rage, air rage and now 'desk rage'
(July/August 2001)

journals
Exposure to Violent Media: The Effects of Songs With Violent Lyrics on Aggressive Thoughts and Feelings
(May 2003)

Developmental Psychology

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Psychology, Public Policy, and Law

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APA's Consumer Help Center

Adults and Children Together
(ACT) Against Violence

Violent video games: Myths, facts, and unanswered questions

APA Resolution on Male Violence Against Women

APA Resolution on Violence in Video Games and Interactive Media

Is Youth Violence Just Another Fact of Life?

Making Welfare to Work Really Work: Domestic Violence

Public Policy Office: Crime and violence

Responses to Workplace Violence Post 9/11: What Can Organizations Do?

Staying Connected: A Guide for Parents on Raising an Adolescent Daughter

Violence prevention from APA's Public Interest Directorate

additional links
CDC Division of Violence Prevention

DOJ Office on Violence against Women

Public Policy Office: Crime and violence

Talking to your children about the recent spate of school shootings

Youth Violence: A Report of the Surgeon General


 



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