Prevention Institute: UNITY

Violence as a Public Health Issue

-- A Public Health Approach to Preventing Violence FAQ

-- Public Health Contributions to Preventing Violence

-- UNITY Fact Sheets:

• Links Between Violence and Chronic Diseases, Poor Learning and Mental Illness
• Links Between Violence and Health Equity

-- Making the Case Publication Series

Collaborating to Prevent Violence 

-- UNITY RoadMap: A Framework for Effectiveness and Sustainability (pdf version)

-- An Assessment of Youth Violence Prevention Activities in U.S.A. Cities

-- Sample plans and blueprints

-- City Voices & Perspectives publication series

Resources for Cities

-- UNITY Policy Platform: What Cities Need to Prevent Violence Before It Occurs

-- Guidebook to Strategy Evaluation

-- UNITY Trainings & Events

-- Reports from the Field, a catalog of recommended reading

Other Organizations

-- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Violence Prevention

-- Cure Violence

-- National Forum for Youth Violence Prevention

-- National League of Cities, Institute for Youth, Education and Families, Violence Prevention

-- Prevention Institute, Preventing Violence

-- World Health Organization, Violence and Injury Prevention