Review
"This is a well-written book, with instructive clinical anecdotes, summaries of epidemiology, and in-depth description of selected interventions. It will serve as an excellent introduction for lay persons or health professionals new to this area." --"The Canadian Child Psychiatry Review"
"The descriptions of five programs...are very worthwhile to read....[A] valuable book..." --"American Journal of Psychotherapy"
"This book is useful for those wishing to better understand the sociological and psychological effects of violence on youth." --"Youth Today"
"This book provides detailed and essential information about the impact of violence on children at home, at school, and in the community....an excellent resource for anyone working with families affected by violence. The book provides excellent suggestions for implementing programs that will significantly help children and families in their attempt to find better solutions for resolving interpersonal conflicts and preventing crimes." --"Intervention in School and Clinic"
.,."this volume will be of use to anyone interested in children who are living in dangerous environments and to those planning programs to address their psychosocial needs." --"The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease"
.,."captures the chilling magnitude of violence confronting children in our society....There is much of value in these pages for psychologists, nurses, social workers, psychiatrists, community organizers, community activists, policy makers, social agencies, educational agencies, police, mental health workers, and all those interested in the future of our youth. This volume accomplishes the extraordinarily difficult task of addressingthe individual, communal, and societal impacts of violence on our children....This superbly crafted and articulated book addresses an individual, communal, and societal epidemic with a focused and comprehensive understanding of the need to work together to provide a safer environment for our children." --"Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic"
"This excellent book provides a broad overview of childhood exposure to violence and some thoughtful strategies for addressing the problem. The book contains an extensive range of information for professionals in the fields of health care, mental health, criminal justice, child advocacy, public health, and social and human services....[The first section] examines the scope of the problem comprehensively in the context of child development....[The second section] provides a set of programmatic illustrations that others can consider, replicate, or at least learn from as they attempt to respond to violence in their specific clinical setting or broader community." --"New England Journal of Medicine"
"The purpose of [this] book is two-pronged: to provide a broader understanding of the problem and to move beyond understanding to present model programs of prevention and intervention. The book is successful on both accounts....Overall, the contributors have held to high standards of scientific accuracy; prevention and intervention projects are based on state-of-the-art behavioral science research and include evaluation components. The book should appeal to a number of different audiences....Would serve well as a text for graduate or undergraduate courses covering issues relating to children and violence." --"Science Books & Films"
"'Must' readingfor anyone with an interest in, or responsibility for, children vulnerable to the violence that permeates our contemporary American culture." --"The Bookwatch"
"The contributors include some of the leading lights in the field...."Children in a Violent Society "will serve public health and public safety officials charged with reducing the levels and impacts of violence. Sadly, the overwhelming number of children affected also makes the book a must-read for developmental pediatricians and child mental health workers caring for urban children in the United States." --"Journal of the American Medical Association"
"The scope of the problem of children's exposure to violence in society is discussed in the first half of the book, and these chapters alone make the book a valuable addition to the library of anyone interested in this topic....The chapters in the second half add immeasurably to the book's value by presenting a broad discussion of prevention and intervention programs aimed at addressing the needs of children in troubled neighborhoods....Each of the chapters in this collection is written by recognized experts in the field. Anyone interested in understanding the complex threat of exposure to violence to the well-being of our children will benefit from reading and rereading "Children in a Violent Society,"" --"Psychiatric Services"
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This timely book details the incidence and scope of the violence epidemic and examines the developmental impact of violence on children.
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