Progress report for
YouthAlert! (YA!) Child and Youth Peace Education Program
Achievement at a glance
"The program follows a Community Guide recommendation for universal school-based interventions, including approaches to reduce disruptive or antisocial behavior in younger students and approaches to reduce dating violence, bullying, and general violence in older students. This evidence-based approach is both age appropriate and easy for students to understand."Challenges faced in implementation
“We've seen tremendous improvements in the health of younger children — huge declines in mortality in children under 5, declines of 80 percent in the last 15 years. For the adolescent age group, declines have been minimal and where they have occurred, they have been modest.” George Patton, Adolescent Health Researcher, NPR, May 13, 2016\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n“most of the world’s most violent conflicts occur in countries with the most youthful populations.” Implementing UNSCR 2250, United States Institute of Peace, June 2017\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n“Every estimate of direct conflict deaths suggests that more than 90 per cent of all casualties occur among young adult males.” The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) State of World Population 2015Next Steps
We Advocate - YouthAlert! (YA!) U.S.A. advocates for "youth peace" programs and initiatives. We advocate with the United Nations and all 193 United Nation Member States. YouthAlert! (YA!) U.S.A. - Win The War! Against Violence, has Special Consultative Status to the United Nation’s (U.N.) Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). We also advocate with the U.S. Federal Government, State, and Local Governments.Beneficiaries
Children and Youth