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U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder: Defending Childhood and Youth
A Public Health Approach to Ending the Cycle of Violence

Summary

In 2010, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced the launch of the “Defending Childhood” initiative to help prevent children’s and young people’s exposure to violence, mitigate its effects and put an end to cycles of violence that undermine the public’s health. During this webcast, he described his vision for this initiative and its progress so far.

Part of: Policy Controversies.

Background Articles

  • Defending Childhood Initiative
    The United States Department of Justice
  • Attorney General Unveils Defending Childhood Initiative
    Press Release
  • Harvard Youth Violence Prevention Center
    The mission of the Harvard Youth Violence Prevention Center (HYVPC) is to work collaboratively to build community capacity for youth violence prevention in Boston.
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Opening Remarks

Julio Frenk
Dean of the Faculty, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and T&G Angelopoulos Professor of International Development at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Harvard Kennedy School

Moderator

Jay A. Winsten
Frank Stanton Director of the Center for Health Communication at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Associate Dean for Health Communication

Expert Participants

Eric H Holder
U.S. Attorney General

Event Resources

  • Event Briefing
  • Download the MP3 Audio
  • English Transcript
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