The mission of the Institute on Violence and Destructive Behavior (IVDB) is to empower schools and social service agencies to address violence and destructive behavior, at the point of school entry and beyond, in order to ensure safety and to facilitate the academic achievement and healthy social development of children and youth.

IVDB personnel study the conditions, developmental processes, and risk-protective factors that are related to the prevention of violence, school failure, delinquency and other destructive outcomes among at-risk children and adolescents. Additional IVDB activities include program evaluation, outreach, training and technical support.

Recommended Reading

Safe and Healthy Schools - By Jeff Sprague

School Wide PBS for - By Jeff Sprague

Update and Progress Report on IVDB Activities and Achievements August 2007

Helping Children and Adolescents Cope with Violence and Disasters: What Parents Can Do

Presentations by Hill Walker

ABAI Education Conference Presentation, Reston, VA., Sept. 6, 2008

Utah Effective Practices Keynote Presentation, Logan, UT, June 18, 2009

Items of Interest

Universal Screening: Integrating RTI and Behavior Support

Center on Early Adolescence: Improving the Well-Being of Adolescents in Oregon