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Youth Violence: Implications for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Urban Youth
Publication Date: March 2009
Publisher(s): National Urban League. Policy Institute
Author(s): Eboni Morris
Funder(s): John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Funder(s): John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Special Collection: John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Topic: Population and demographics (Children and youth)
Social conditions (Urban conditions)
Keywords: Child exposure to violence; Mental health; Urban violence
Type: Report
Coverage: United States
Abstract:
This report looks at the long-term consequences of urban youth violence and recommends additional resources to the detection and treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder, which can lead to lower academic achievement, greater proclivity to crime and unemployment in those affected.