Organizations that May Collaborate in Youth Violence Prevention Efforts

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•    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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