School Violence & Adolescent Mental HealthVictoria Waugh-Reed & Kim McClintic, District Resource CounselorsAlbuquerque Public Schools

What is School Violence ?http://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/youthviolence/schoolviolence/

NM Youth Risk & Resiliency Survey2013 Risk Behavior Comparisons, NM & US

High School (Grades 9-12)

http://www.youthrisk.org/tables/#/

Injuries and ViolenceCarried a weapon on school property (past 30 days)

NM 5.4% US 5.2%In a physical fight (past 12 months)

NM 27.2% US 24.7%In a physical fight on school property (past 12 months)

NM 9.7% US 8.1%Absent because felt unsafe (past 30 days)

NM 6.3% US 7.1%Electronically bullied (past 12 months)

NM 13.1% US 14.8%Bullied on school property (past 12 months)

NM 18.2% US 19.6%

Mental HealthFelt sad or hopeless (almost daily for 2+ weeks in a row so stopped some usual activities in past 12 months)

NM 30.5% US 29.9%Seriously considered attempting suicide (past 12 months) NM 15.6% US 17.0%Attempted suicide (past 12 months)

NM 9.4% US 8.0%Attempted suicide, resulting in injury (past 12 months)

NM 3.1% US 2.7%

“No school can be a great school unless it is

a safe school”~Arne Duncan, Secretary of Education

2011 National Forum for Youth Violence PreventionSchool ViolenceUses resourcesInstills FearImpacts Emotional HealthDisrupts CreativityIncreases TruancyImpedes Academic performanceCauses Stress & AnxietyBegets More Violence

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