News tagged with violence prevention
Psychologists study what helps prisoners to change
A crime laboratory research team at the School of Psychology in Albany aims to understand what motivates prisoners to turn over a new leaf and become responsible citizens once they leave jail.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 25, 2011 |
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Teenage girls face greater violence threat from poverty
Living in a deprived area increases the risk of violence more sharply for girls than boys, according to a Cardiff University study of former industrial areas.
Nov 18, 2010 |
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Depression linked to HIV risk among South African young people, study shows
University of Alberta research has discovered a strong link between depression and risky sexual behaviours such as improper condom use, transactional sex and relationship violence among young people in South Africa.
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Nov 16, 2010 |
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Street outreach workers an important tool for violence prevention and intervention
A new study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and Policy describes how using street outreach workers is an effective strategy to reach and engage youth with the goal of violence prevention and ...
Aug 20, 2010 |
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Violent upbringing may lead to domestic violence
October 5, 2009—A recent study from the latest issue of Personal Relationships shows that individuals who have experienced violence at an early age may have trouble adjusting to healthy, adult romantic relationships and ar ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 05, 2009 |
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