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- Gun violence and crime - American Psychological Association (APA)
Gun violence affects society in many ways, including higher medical costs, reductions in quality of life because of fear of gun violence, and stresses on the criminal justice system
- APA Dictionary of Psychology
the expression of hostility and rage with the intent to injure or damage people or property through physical force See also pathological aggression passion or intensity of emotions or declarations —violent adj
- Preventing intimate partner violence by focusing on abusers
Programs that try to treat abusive partners have a long, uncertain history Can psychologists help make them better?
- Violence, aggression against educators grew post-pandemic
Research by APA reveals a post-pandemic surge in violence against pre-K to 12th-grade teachers, driving a rise in intentions to resign or transfer, highlighting a critical need for national interventions to ensure the well-being of educators and school communities
- VIOLENCE YOUT H - American Psychological Association (APA)
Violence refers to immediate or chronic situations that result in injury to the psychological, social, or physical well-being of indi-viduals or groups While acknowledging the multidimensional nature of violence, the APA Commission on Violence and Youth focused on interpersonal violence, which is defined as behavior by persons against persons that threatens, attempts, or completes intentional
- How to prevent harmful masculinity and violence
Educate parents on the negative consequences of physical punishment and humiliation techniques on children (e g , Violence-Free Childhood) Educate parents to create safe, nurturing, healthy environments and relationships that prevent modeling violence to children, and teach them to express and regulate their emotions (e g , ACT Raising Safe Kids)
- On defining violence, and why it matters. - APA PsycNet
Accurate definitions of phenomena are essential to any scientific enterprise A definition of violence should be fully capable of accounting for the exclusion of behaviors such as accidents and self-defense, and the inclusion of behaviors such as child abuse, sexual offenses, and manslaughter Violence research has produced numerous and sometimes conflicting definitions of violence that can be
- Mental illness and violence: Debunking myths, addressing realities
Research is helping to tease apart why some people with serious mental illness are prone to violence while others are not, and how clinicians and others can help through improved treatment and informed myth-busting
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