Nurturing hostile environments: the problem of school violence.
Although school violence directly affects the overall health and well-being of children and adolescents, clear priorities have not been identified for dealing with the problem. Horrific events such as the 1999 Columbine High School shooting in Littleton, Colo, and recent shootings at Virginia Tech have focused the nation on high-profile, media-worthy school violence to the detriment of addressing everyday forms of violence in schools. Policies that have been developed to reduce school violence have mixed reviews. To raise the consciousness of healthcare professionals, educators, legislators, and the general public, the most salient issues are discussed.
Fredland
Nina M
NM
School of Nursing, The University of Texas at Austin, 1700 Red River, Austin, TX 78701, USA. nfredland@mail.nur.utexas.edu
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000523:psychology*; D004777:Environment; D006291:Health Policy / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D019221:Mandatory Reporting; D015995:Prevalence; D012574:Schools; D014481:United States; D014754:Violence / Q000145:classification / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data