CDC works to prevent violence by understanding the factors that influence violence.
The public health approach is a four-step process that can be applied to prevent violence.
Learn about CDC's funded research, programs, and opportunities geared toward preventing violence.
Violence Topics
This page defines adverse childhood experiences, presents the latest data, and describes outcomes.
- This page defines child abuse and neglect, presents the latest data, and describes associated outcom...
- This page defines community violence, the scope of the problem, and what CDC is doing to prevent it.
- This pages defines firearm injuries and explains what CDC does to help prevent them.
- This page defines intimate partner violence, presents the latest data and describes outcomes.
- This page defines sexual violence, presents the latest data, and describes associated outcomes.
- This page defines youth violence, presents the latest data, and describes associated outcomes.
- This page defines elder abuse, presents the latest data, and describes outcomes and prevention strat...
- This page describes the Violence Against Children and Youth surveys and provides the latest data.
- Information about CDC's National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS).
- To describe the National Violent Death Reporting System and highlight the data uses.
Featured Resources
Resources for Action can help communities use the best available evidence to prevent violence.
- The Cardiff Violence Prevention Model is a toolkit for communities to track violence patterns.
- A free online resource for parents and caregivers of 11 to 17-year-olds.