A Mental Health Intervention for Schoolchildren Exposed to Violence
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- 6 August 2003
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA
- Vol. 290 (5) , 603-611
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.290.5.603
Abstract
In the last decade, there has been heightened awareness of the extent to which children personally witness or experience violence.1-3 Public health officials have responded by identifying violence as one of the most significant US public health issues.4-6 Large numbers of US children experience such violence, and an even greater number may experience symptoms of distress after personally witnessing violence directed at others.2,7-9 For many children, personally experiencing or directly witnessing multiple incidents of violence is the norm.3,10,11 Violence affects all racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic groups, but its burden falls disproportionately on urban,5,12 poor, and minority populations.13,14Keywords
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