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Mental health professionals are often asked to support young people who have been bullied. It is important to know what these young people need from us—and what approaches are unlikely to help.

Mental health professionals have important roles in helping to change the behavior of youth who bully others. To be effective, mental health professionals need a clear understanding of the roots of bullying behavior and a focus on those strategies that are likely to work. It is also important to understand what approaches may inadvertently make the bullying behavior worse.

This report examines the issue of youth gangs in schools, and examines the relationship to related issues, including bullying. The report also examines coordinated intervention efforts.

This site provides information on youth violence, including prevention, gang topics, and violence in schools

This page from CDC's Injury Prevention Center offers a collection of resources on youth violence prevention

The Youth.gov Program Directory features evidence-based programs whose purpose is to prevent and/or reduce delinquency or other problem behaviors in young people.