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How a positive outlook on the future may protect teens from violence

  • Written by Alison Culyba, UPMC Children's Hospital; Assistant professor of pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh
Hope and goals for the future, such as graduating from college, can help protect teens from turning to violence.Georgia State University, CC BY-SA

Youth violence is pervasive and has serious consequences for teens’ health and well-being. Based on a recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention survey of ninth to 12th graders in the U.S.,...

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