TEEN VIOLENCE

VIOLENCE STATS

• One third of teen deaths are resulted from suicide.
• An estimated 30% of kids grades 6-10 have been involved in bullying.
• One out of ten teens arrested are involved in violence that could cause serious injury.

CAUSES OF VIOLENCE

• Stress
• Hormones
• Family problems
• Inability to control emotions
• Loneliness

PREVENTION

• Talking about their problems and coming up with a reasonable solution.
• Trying to understand and think about the situations they are in and making reasonable decisions.
• Having someone believe in that person and push them to do better things.

SIGNS OF VIOLENCE

• Threatening people
• Depression or changed emotions
• Aggression towards others
• Unsocialness
• Fascination with setting fires