Youth Violence and Acts of Mass Violence: Guests Maxwell and Moxie Shorty

On this episode, high school junior Maxwell and 8th grade middle schooler Moxie Shorty discuss youth violence and mass acts of violence as the exponential rate of growth of these incidents continue to plague American youth. Reference: CDC Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS) Cost of Injury. 2019 homicide and nonfatal assault injuries among US population age 10-24 years (2019 USD). Atlanta, GA: US Department of Health and Human Services, CDC, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. Available at https://wisqars.cdc.gov/cost/. Accessed March 3, 2022.David-Ferdon C, Vivolo-Kantor AM, Dahlberg LL, Marshall KJ, Rainford N, Hall JE. A Comprehensive Technical Package for the Prevention of Youth Violence and Associated Risk Behaviors. Atlanta, GA: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2016. Available from https://www.cdc.gov/violencepr....evention/pdf/yvtechn C, Clayton HB, Dahlberg LL, et al. Vital Signs: Prevalence of Multiple Forms of Violence and Increased Health Risk Behaviors and Conditions Among Youths — United States, 2019. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2021;70:167–173. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7005a4Densley, J. P. and J. (2022). The violence project. Abrams & Chronicle Books.Goldstick, J. E., Cunningham, R. M., & Carter, P. M. (2022). Current causes of death in children and adolescents in the United States. N Engl J Med, 386(20), 1955-1956. https://10.1056/NEJMc2201761Peterson, J. K., Densley, J. A., Knapp, K., Higgins, S., & Jensen, A. (2021). Psychosis and mass shootings: A systematic examination using publicly available data. Psychology, Public Policy, and Law. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/law0000314.Sheats KJ, Irving SM, Mercy JA, Simon TR, Crosby AE, Ford DC. Merrick MT, Annor FB, Morgan RE. (2018). Violence-Related Disparities Experienced by Black Youth and Young Adults: Opportunities for Prevention, American Journal of Preventive Medicine; 55(4): 462-469, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amep....re.2018.05.017Databa K.-12 S. S. (n.d.). 12 school shooting database. K. https://k12ssdb.org/