Violence Prevention

Articles, videos and resources on violence prevention from experts in the field of mental health.

Preventing Gang Violence: Why Kids Become Violent

Read an exclusive interview with Father Greg Boyle, founder of Homeboy Industries, the largest gang... >>

The Beginning of the End of Mass Imprisonment and the Misuse of Prisons as Our De Facto Mental Health Care System

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Brown v. Plata on May 23 ordering the state of... >>

The Inner Voices Behind Violent Behavior

Too often, the subject of violence is addressed in our society from a platform of... >>

Bullying and Beyond: How to Stop Violent Behavior

Every day, an average of 160,000 children in the United States stay home from school... >>

Understanding and Preventing Violence – Webinar Resources

Here you will find all resources from the April 5 webinar, Understanding and Preventing Violence”... >>

Video: Interviews with Renowned Violence Expert Dr. James Gilligan

In this exclusive PsychAlive video series, Dr. James Gilligan talks about what triggers violent behavior... >>

Understanding Anger

For most of us, anger can be an intimidating subject. On one level or another,... >>