Keeping Kids Healthy: Youth Violence - Breaking the Cycle

Every day we hear gruesome stories of violent acts committed by young people: school shootings, gang wars, bullying. But why are so many kids turning to violence, and how do we stop it? Experts have begun to figure out some of the answers; other answers come from the kids who live through the violence. This program brings you the insights of both these groups. Visit a young man in his neighborhood in Newark, New Jersey - one of the toughest cities in the country - and see how he has managed to stay clear of the violence around him. Meet his mother, and discover the role she has played in his success. See first-hand how one innovative program reaches out to four year olds, showing them effective ways to resolve problems without resorting to violence. Join host Dr. Winnie King as she devotes a special half-hour to teaching all of us how to break the cycle of violence.

Guests:

Erin Bruno - Clinical Supervisor/Director of Training, Behavior Research Training Institute at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey; Child Life Specialist Coordinator, Elizabeth General Medical Center Trainer/Consultant, Resolving Conflict Creatively, Educators for Social Responsibility; Counselor, Hackensack Medical Center Peter Elikann - Criminal Defense Attorney, Boston, MA; Member, American Bar Association's Committee on Corrections and Sentencing; Author, Superpredators: The Demonization of Our Children by the Law and The Tough on Crime Myth Eden Sherman - Social Worker, Family Connections, Orange, NJ (in video report) Ronald Slaby, PhD - Senior Scientist, The Center for Violence Prevention, Education Development Center, MA; Lecturer, Harvard University; Co-Author of Early Violence Prevention: Tools for Teachers of Young Children; Aggressors, Victims, Bystanders: Thinking and Action to Prevent Violence; and Social Development in Young Children John Surface - Director of Program Development, Family Connections, Orange, NJ (in video report) Keith Williams - 14 Years Old Ramona Williams - Keith's Mother.

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