Children exposed to violence have a variety of com¬plex needs, and the network of child and family interventions must reflect this diversity of needs (Cohen, Groves and Kracke 2009). Past policies tried to take many steps to end children’s exposure to violence. They created incentives to see what they can do to prevent more deaths. It was a challenge to apply what they knew about youth violence and work together to prevent unnecessary tragedies to children. To help address this challenge, the National Action Plan for Child Injury Prevention was created.
This plan is an overarching framework to guide the actions of those responsible for the health and safety of children and adolescents, including federal, state, and local agencies, philanthropies,
This plan is an overarching framework to guide the actions of those responsible for the health and safety of children and adolescents, including federal, state, and local agencies, philanthropies,