Book of The Century
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April 1994:
Publication of the "Report
of the Panel on NIH Research on Antisocial, Aggressive, and
Violence-Related Behaviors and their
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Additional commentary:
Book of The Century
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April 1994:
Publication of the "Report
of the Panel on NIH Research on Antisocial, Aggressive, and
Violence-Related Behaviors and their
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Additional commentary:
a) NIH Panel Findings and Recommendations: "Violence constitutes the second leading cause of death for youth in America, and it poses a health risk for persons of all ages." (Further Panel Findings and Recommendations)
b) The NIH RESEARCH PORTFOLIO: "With the exception of the National Institute on Mental Health (NIMH), violence research has not been a major priority at NIH (25)". View Page 75.
c) "In fiscal 1992 the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development spent about $8.9 million on research related to violence (33) (...) Other ongoing research projects focus on such things as self-injurious behavior, aggressive behavior in children and adolescents, the effect of domestic violence on young children (child abuse), and intervention to lower violence-related morbidity and mortality among minority youth." View Page 76.
d) Appendix F: "devoting as much money to peace studies as to studies of violence" (46) This is the only reference to Dr. Prescott's extensive testimony. No mention of history of NICHD research on child abuse and neglect nor developmental origins of violence. View Page 121.
e) Summary September 22-24, 1993 meeting: 2nd paragraph: "To date,
investment across all Institutes and ICDs in violence-related research has
been minuscule relative to the total NIH budget (i.e.0.5%)." View Page 138.
