Preventing violence and trauma in the next generation.
Research in recent times has clearly demonstrated that violence is predictable and preventable; however, the primary prevention of abusive and violent behavior will not occur without personal, interpersonal, and social change. This article reviews the empirical research supporting hypotheses for primary prevention of many risks associated with children becoming abusive.
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Kempe Perpetration Prevention Program, Kempe Center, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine.
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