KnowledgeBases > Organizations that May Collaborate in Youth Violence Prevention Efforts
- Government and Community Agencies and Organizations
- Health department
- Social services agencies
- Mental health agencies
- Department of Education
- Police department
- Judicial system
- Fire department
- Housing authority
- Schools, including alternative schools
- Agricultural extension service
- Tribal councils
- Neighborhood associations
- Tenant councils
- Volunteer Service Organizations
- Service fraternities/sororities
- National Network of Runaway and Youth Services
- Veterans organizations
- Salvation Army
- Goodwill Industries
- Clubs
- Big Brothers/Big Sisters
- Boys and Girls Clubs
- Girl Scouts/Boy Scouts
- Other youth clubs
- Professional Groups
- Medical associations
- Nursing associations
- Schools of public health
- Associations of psychologists (APA)
- Associations of sociologists (ASA)
- Associations of anthropologists
- Legal associations (American Bar Assn)
- Social workers associations
- Teachers associations (PTA, NEA)
- Private Organizations (for profit and nonprofit)
- Foundations
- NAACP
- Urban League
- Churches/religious organizations
- General and specialty hospitals, including mental health hospitals
- Colleges and universities
- Local businesses
- Media outlets, including newspaper, radio, and television
- YMCA/YWCA
- Entertainers
- Professional sports organizations
- Domestic violence prevention groups
- Center for the Improvement of Child Caring
Source:
Best Practices of Youth Violence Prevention: A Sourcebook for Community Action. Centers for Disease Control. June 2002.



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