Federal Government Resources
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Violence Prevention Program Unit
Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program (SCIP)
Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program (SCIP)As authorized by the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act of 2022, the Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program (Byrne SCIP) provides formula funds to implement state crisis intervention court proceedings and related programs or initiatives, including, but not limited to, extreme risk protection order programs that work to keep guns out of the hands of those who pose a threat to themselves or others, mental health courts, drug courts, and veterans treatment courts. |
Preventing Sexual Violence - CDC
Preventing Sexual Violence - CDCIn order to prevent sexual violence, we must understand and address risk and protective factors at the individual, relational, community, and societal levels. |
Risk and Protective Factors - CDC
Risk and Protective Factors - CDCSexual violence is not often caused by a single factor. Instead, a combination of factors at the individual, relationship, community, and societal levels can increase or decrease the risk of violence. |
Suicide Data and Statistics - CDC
Suicide Data and Statistics - CDCSuicide is one of the leading causes of death in the United States. View the most recent suicide data overall and by selected demographic characteristics. This includes age, sex, race/ethnicity, and method of suicide. |
Violence Prevention - CDC
Violence Prevention - CDCDecades of research, prevention, and services have provided valuable insights into various forms of violence and effective ways to prevent and respond to them. One consistent finding is the strong interconnection between different forms of violence. |