Academic Centers for Excellence on Youth Violence Prevention
The National Academic Centers for Excellence (ACEs) on Youth Violence Prevention connect academic and community resources to study and create lasting ways to prevent youth violence.
Featured ACE Success Story
University of California, Riverside [PDF-495K]
How do you convince a community to unite behind youth violence prevention and offer kids and teens a safer future when most residents and businesses believe youth violence will never impact them?
Fast Facts: Youth Violence
- Homicide was the second leading cause of death for young people aged 10 to 24 years.
- In 2005, there were 5,686 homicides among young people aged 10 to 24 years—an average of 16 each day.
- In 2007, more than 668,000 young people aged 10 to 24 years were treated in emergency departments for injuries sustained from violence.
Contact Us:
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1600 Clifton Rd
Atlanta, GA 30333 - 800-CDC-INFO
(800-232-4636)
TTY: (888) 232-6348
24 Hours/Every Day - cdcinfo@cdc.gov
