title: Prevention of violence.
abstract: Rebuilding the village, increasing access to health, improving bonding and attachment dynamics, providing opportunities to increase self-esteem and social skills enhancing the adult protective shield, and minimizing the impact of trauma are presented as basic principles to change health behavior. The intent of putting these principles into practice is to strengthen the two key support systems of children, the family and the school, so that they can provide primary prevention of violence.
authors.affiliation: University of Illinois at Chicago, USA.
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Bell
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Fink
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003156:Community Mental Health Services; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D011613:Psychotherapy; D012307:Risk Factors; D014754:Violence / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology