Urban Teens Propose Violence Prevention Strategies [PsychCentral.com]

Samantha Sangenito 10/26/154:00 AM

When urban teens were asked to identify solutions for reducing violence in their New Haven, Connecticut community, their recommendations were loud and clear: They hoped for better employment opportunities, more after-school activities, and a cleaner city environment.

The teens’ suggestions are the culmination of a unique project called Youth Haven in which 12 youth ambassadors between the ages of 16 and 18 were recruited from city public schools for their interest in violence prevention.

[For more of this story, written by Traci Pedersen, go to http://psychcentral.com/news/2...trategies/93897.html]

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