Newsflash: "Most kid homicides happen outside school "

[leftchick]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061014/ap_on_re_us/dying_young


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Truth is, young Americans die at the hands of other people at an alarming rate, greater than any other Western nation. Every day in 2003, an average of about 15 youth, ages 10 to 24, were victims of intentional and accidental killings, according to the most recent statistics available from the federal Centers for Disease Control.

Very few of them died in school shootings.

More often, they were the Alexes of the world — most likely to be shot, but also the victims of stabbings, beatings and other abuse.

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While experts are pleased that the White House has taken action to explore the serious issue of school shootings, many say they wish similar efforts were being made to address these other killings.

"I think we've come to expect violence in cities, violence among urban youth, violence among minority youth," said Dr. Linda Teplin, a psychiatry professor and director of the psycho-legal studies program at Northwestern University's medical school. "It no longer shocks us. It's the unexpected that shocks us."

[MountainLaurel]

1. Kicking this up

Because she is dead on that attention needs to be paid to these other threats.