WHO Information Series on School Health - Document 3 - Violence Prevention: An Important Element of a Health-promoting School (UNESCO - WHO, 1999, 61 p.): 2. CONVINCING OTHERS THAT VIOLENCE PREVENTION THROUGH SCHOOLS IS IMPORTANT

WHO Information Series on School Health - Document 3 - Violence Prevention: An Important Element of a Health-promoting School (UNESCO - WHO, 1999, 61 p.)

2. CONVINCING OTHERS THAT VIOLENCE PREVENTION THROUGH SCHOOLS IS IMPORTANT

		(introduction...)
		Rationale: Violence affects the well-being and learning potential of millions of children around the world
		Rationale: Violence is a social and economic problem for all nations
		Rationale: Violence is learned and therefore capable of being unlearned
		Rationale: Schools offer an efficient, practical and timely means to prevent and reduce violence
		Rationale: Evaluations of school-based violence prevention efforts show promising results