You can think of it as a relay team for prevention: overall success depends upon all teammates and how they run their legs of the race.

We use a four-level social-ecological model to help us understand violence and the potential benefits of prevention strategies.

Welcome to Success Stories, a place where you’ll find a growing collection of successful violence prevention stories from across the country!

Principles of Prevention is a free online course that introduces users to the fundamental aspects of violence and violence prevention.

Understanding Evidence is a free online resource designed to educate practitioners and community advocates about the value of making evidence-informed decisions around violence prevention.

Striving to Reduce Youth Violence Everywhere (STRYVE) is a national initiative led by CDC and helps communities take a public health approach to preventing youth violence. Join us!

Child maltreatment can be prevented before it occurs. State health departments can promote and enhance effective prevention efforts and make a lasting difference for many. Use these resources to help your health department’s efforts.

In the time since we began to recognize violence as a serious public health concern, growing research has identified key data that can help us proactively address the problem.