Youth’s emotions and behaviors signal the survivability of their environment. Our task isn’t to stop youth’s alarm from going off. It is to help youth change the conditions that activate their alarm.

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References and suggested reading/listening:

Peer Reviewed Scholarly Publications

• Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention. (2022). Youth Violence. https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/youthviolence/index.html#:~:text=Youth%20violence%20is%20a%20significant,by%20youth%20and%20prevent%20it

• David-ferdon, C., Simon, T. R., Spivak, H., Gorman-smith, D., Savannah, S. B., Listenbee, R. L., Iskander, J., & Author, M. D. (2019). Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report ( MMWR ) CDC Grand Rounds : Preventing Youth Violence. 6–11.

• Ellis, B. J., Del Giudice, M., Dishion, T. J., Figueredo, A. J., Gray, P., Griskevicius, V., Hawley, P. H., Jacobs, W. J., James, J., Volk, A. A., & Wilson, D. S. (2012). The evolutionary basis of risky adolescent behavior: implications for science, policy, and practice. Developmental Psychology, 48(3), 598–623. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0026220

• World Health Organization. (2020, June 8). Youth Violence: Key facts. World Health Organization. https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/youth-violence

Media credit (photo/video/audio/animation) Sincere thanks to the following artists

Thumbnail Image - Fire - Unnamed author, Canva

Driving Home from work at night – istock.com/HenrikAMeyer

Fire alarm – Unnamed author, Pixabay

Firefighters come through door – Meh.21, Storyblocks

Person taking medication – danilo.alvesd, Unsplash

News article – How the top U.S. official for incarcerated youth sees the challenges for kids in the justice system, PBS, https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/how-the-top-u-s-official-for-incarcerated-youth-sees-the-challenges-for-kids-in-the-justice-system

Website page - United Nations, Youth violence is a global public health problem - World Health Organization, https://www.un.org/youthenvoy/2015/12/youth-violence-is-a-global-public-health-problem-who/

CDC Tweet – “Parents: Over 40% of high school students experience constant feelings of sadness or hopelessness.” https://twitter.com/CDCgov/status/1646902395396321280

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