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Youth violence in U.S. declines—but the war's not over
« on: February 09, 2018, 02:07:57 pm »

Youth violence in U.S. declines—but the war's not over
February 8, 2018


(HealthDay)—Far fewer young people are turning up in U.S. emergency rooms with assault injuries, but youth violence remains a serious issue, a new government study shows.

The good news: The number of nonfatal assault patients aged 10 to 24 dropped 28 percent between 2011 and 2015, reaching the lowest level in the 15 years studied, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported.

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-02-youth-violence-declinesbut-war.html