Violence Counseling
Violence and its consequences of injury and death pose major threats to the health of youth in America. The United States has the highest homicide rate in the industrialized world: 10 times higher than in England, 25 times higher than in Spain. Older teenagers and young adults are the only age groups in the United States with rising mortality rates, and violence is a major contributor to this trend. The highest rate of death from violence occurs among young black men. Most of these deaths are the result of intraracial attacks, countering the impression fostered by the media that most attacks are interracial.
