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CDC Awards Funding to Two New Academic Centers of Excellence (ACEs) to Prevent Youth Violence 

Did You Know?
In the United States, youth violence is a significant public health problem.
Homicide is the second leading cause of death of young people, with an average of 16 youth victims each day.

Approximately 20 percent of high school students report being bullied at school and more than 30 percent of high school students report being in a physical fight.

More than 619,000 young people ages 10 to 24 were treated in emergency departments for injuries sustained from violence in 2009.
What Is CDC Doing about Youth Violence?
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) yesterday announced funding for new Academic Centers of Excellence in Youth Violence Prevention (ACEs). Two new ACEs will receive $1.3M per year for five years to address youth violence in high-risk communities.
The CDC grant is expected to cover five years of youth violence prevention programs and evaluation activities in the following ACEs:
Johns Hopkins University
The University of Colorado at Boulder
The two new centers join four other ACEs funded by CDC in September 2010:
The University of Chicago
The University of Michigan
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Virginia Commonwealth University
The ACEs use a unique multidisciplinary approach to youth violence prevention. The mission of the ACE program is to research and prevent youth violence by using effective youth violence surveillance tools, identifying and testing successful violence prevention programs, and strengthening responses to youth violence through community mobilization efforts. The centers research youth violence prevention approaches and foster relationships with local community partners to help develop, implement, and evaluate comprehensive youth violence prevention efforts. ACEs engage in collaboration among researchers, local organizations (including health departments), and a defined high-risk community with the goal of reducing interpersonal youth violence.

Learn More
Division of Violence Prevention
CDC - Violence Prevention Home Page - Injury

Youth Violence Prevention
CDC - Home Page - Youth Violence - Violence Preveniton - Injury

Academic Centers of Excellence in Youth Violence Prevention (ACEs)

CDC - ACE - Funded Programs - Violence Prevention - Injury Center

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