Trends in Secondary School Practices Related to Violence Prevention, 2012-2018.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Schools are important venues for addressing interpersonal violence among youth. However, it is unclear to what extent school violence prevention practices have been implemented across states and over time. This study examined trends in the percentage of US secondary schools that engaged in practices related to violence prevention (eg, bullying, fighting, dating violence) across 33 states.

Methods

With representative data from 4 waves (2012-2018) of School Health Profiles, we used logistic regression to examine change over time of 5 practices related to violence prevention in school-based settings: professional development for health education teachers (received and would like to receive); increasing student knowledge; and teaching healthy and respectful relationsh

SUBMITTER: Adhia A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9889218 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature