Reducing the Impact of Violence by
Empowering Teens
To reduce the impact of violence on the lives of
teens and the community they live in through
empowerment and awareness.
Crime Victim Center
of Erie County
125 West 18th Street
Erie, Pa 16501
(814) 455-9414
www.cvcerie.org
Dedicated to reducing the impact of crime
through counseling, education and advocacy.
Crime Victim
Center
is a comprehensive
victim assistance
program serving
victims of all
types of crimes.
* 24 hour-hotline – Crisis Intervention
* Individual Counseling
* Support Groups
* Accompaniment to Criminal Justice Proceedings
* Information on Case Status
* Information & Referral
* Help with Crime Victim Compensation
and Restitution
* Community Education
Violence
Fear
Revenge
Depression
Bitterness
Pain
Murder
Resentment
Hostility
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Teens ranging in age from 15-19, homicide is the
leading cause of death.
Youth ranging in age from 10-14, homicide is the
leading cause of death.
More youth die from gun violence in the U.S.A. than
anywhere else in the world.
Youth exposed to gun violence are approximately
twice as likely to commit violence themselves.
More than 1 in 5 have witnessed a shooting in their
lifetime.
One in three teens fear being shot.
Information from the 2012 National Teen
Gun Survey by UCAN.
2012 National Teen Gun Survey
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44% of youth can get a handgun
if they want to
37% fear being shot someday
33% know someone who has
been shot
24% know a teen who has
threatened to kill someone
56% believe adults are not doing
enough to prevent gun violence
2011-2012 Erie County
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14% of youth can get a handgun
if they want to
53% fear being shot someday
26% know someone who has
been shot
27% know a teen who has
threatened to kill someone
39% believe adults are not doing
enough to prevent gun violence
72% of youth agree that the American Culture
glamorizes guns and violence!
Discuss
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What are your triggers?
False anger assumptions.
Negative consequences of uncontrolled anger
Physical symptoms of anger.
Anger is a natural human emotion. It is how
we learn to handle it that will affect how we
react.
Define Respect!
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Understanding thoughts, feelings, and actions
Ways to deal with anger
How to control your own risk for violent behavior
Tools for making the right choices: increased selesteem and personal power
What We Live We Learn
“What we live we learn and what we learn we
practice, and what we practice,
we become…
And what we become has consequences…
AND almost always…
What we become has little to do with who
We were meant to be.”