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Family Community, and You

More and more we are coming into daily contact with violence

   We are confronted with violence at almost every turn. Acts of violence are becoming the norm of how to react to the people about us. Road rage, school shootings, child abduction, spouse beating, street gangs, bullying, all seem to be on the rise. T.V. is becoming more violent just to keep up ratings. Rare is the day when we are not personally involved with violence in one form or another. Music, Television, movies, video games, art, all reflect our neglect in heading off this cultural sickness of our present age.

   It takes personal involvement, desire, and commitment to make a difference in our homes. In our schools. In our neighborhoods. In our workplaces.

   Protecting The Gift -Keeping Children and Teenagers Safe (and Parents Sane) by Gavin De Becker All parents face the same challenges when it comes to their children's safety: whom to trust, whom to distrust, what to believe, what to doubt, what to fear, and what not to fear. Now America's leading expert at predicting violent behavior shatters the widely held myths about danger and safety and helps parents find some certainty about life's highest-stakes questions in his new book,

An exerpt from a homily by F. MaHoney

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What's Your Response?

Appeal to Hollywood to curb TV violence

   If you are willing to be part of the solution, or in need of help, here are some links to sites that are trying to head off violence.

BC INSTITUTE AGAINST FAMILY VIOLENCE

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION - ON LINE

CENTER FOR THE STUDY AND PREVENTION OF VIOLENCE

NATIONAL COALITION ON TELEVISION VIOLENCE

PERSONAL PLANNING - LINKS
   Personal Planning has links to sites with help on violence, depression, suicide prevention, child abduction, child abuse, drug and alcohol abuse,