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Stop The Cycle

Predicting and preventing youth and family violence

Trauma
Another Mass Shooting

Kathryn Seifert Ph.D. on April 17, 2023

Personal Perspective: Mass murders can be prevented by increasing the knowledge of professionals and the public about violence risk factors, treatment and services.

Personal Perspective: Mass murders can be prevented by increasing the knowledge of professionals and the public about violence risk factors, treatment and services.

Trauma
When Do Traumatized Youth Harm Themselves or Others?

Kathryn Seifert Ph.D. on June 4, 2021

Childhood trauma found in the histories of a large percentage of those perpetrating violence, involved in criminal activity, and experiencing suicidality.

Childhood trauma found in the histories of a large percentage of those perpetrating violence, involved in criminal activity, and experiencing suicidality.

Prevent Youth Violence
Health
Violence Risk Assessment in Behavioral Health

Kathryn Seifert Ph.D. on November 7, 2019

Behavioral health providers are increasingly using youth violence risk assessments in schools. In some states, it has become mandatory.

Behavioral health providers are increasingly using youth violence risk assessments in schools. In some states, it has become mandatory.

Anger
What’s Normal?

Kathryn Seifert Ph.D. on June 27, 2017

When it comes to childhood aggression, what is normal and what is not? When does behavior cross the line from anger to aggression?

When it comes to childhood aggression, what is normal and what is not? When does behavior cross the line from anger to aggression?

Health
Bringing Down the Cost of Healthcare

Kathryn Seifert Ph.D. on March 21, 2017

There are 3 effective ways to bring down to cost of healthcare without reducing quality or outcomes. These include prevention, early treatment and integrated care.

There are 3 effective ways to bring down to cost of healthcare without reducing quality or outcomes. These include prevention, early treatment and integrated care.

Health
Connecting Child Maltreatment and Behavior Health Problems

Kathryn Seifert Ph.D. on July 7, 2016

About 13% of US children have mental health and/or substance abuse problems. Prevention and treatment must consider child maltreatment as a possible factor to address.

About 13% of US children have mental health and/or substance abuse problems. Prevention and treatment must consider child maltreatment as a possible factor to address.

Health
What Can Be Done to Prevent the Next Mass Murder?

Kathryn Seifert Ph.D. on June 14, 2016

Reducing the unacceptably high number of mass murders and other types of violence in the US will require multiple methods. Prevention through Behavioral Health methods is one.

Reducing the unacceptably high number of mass murders and other types of violence in the US will require multiple methods. Prevention through Behavioral Health methods is one.

Law and Crime
Oh, How I Long for the Good Ole Days

Kathryn Seifert Ph.D. on December 27, 2015

The simpler life of decades and centuries past has much to endear it to our hearts and much that is best left in the past causing us to both dream and cringe.

The simpler life of decades and centuries past has much to endear it to our hearts and much that is best left in the past causing us to both dream and cringe.

Religion
Radicalization of Young Muslims

Kathryn Seifert Ph.D. on November 28, 2015

Radicalization is a growing and terriffying problem from Paris to Canada and around the world. The radicalization process has been well studied by scholars and much is known about it. Publicising what is known can help us put prevention strategies in place. Risk reduction is found in interventions in violent homes and communities, reaching out to disinfranchised youth.

Radicalization is a growing and terriffying problem from Paris to Canada and around the world. The radicalization process has been well studied by scholars and much is known about it. Publicising what is known can help us put prevention strategies in place. Risk reduction is found in interventions in violent homes and communities, reaching out to disinfranchised youth.

Addiction
Guns, Mental Illness, Substance Abuse, Trauma and Murder

Kathryn Seifert Ph.D. on August 30, 2015

Restricting guns and increasing access to mental health treatment is only part of the answer to violence in the US. We need to look at the role of substance abuse and family violence that surrounds children with violence. There is a need to examine our cultural tolerance of substance abuse and guns as a rite of passage and family violence as nobody else's business.

Restricting guns and increasing access to mental health treatment is only part of the answer to violence in the US. We need to look at the role of substance abuse and family violence that surrounds children with violence. There is a need to examine our cultural tolerance of substance abuse and guns as a rite of passage and family violence as nobody else's business.

Health
Handcuff an 8 Year Old

Kathryn Seifert Ph.D. on August 5, 2015

Should school resource officers be handcuffing children? Most certainly it will be needed until there are sufficient behavoral health services in schools for children with special needs to provide intensive daily services for the most at risk youth and include families in the intervention.

Should school resource officers be handcuffing children? Most certainly it will be needed until there are sufficient behavoral health services in schools for children with special needs to provide intensive daily services for the most at risk youth and include families in the intervention.

Health
Assessment of Police Officers & Others in Dangerous Jobs

Kathryn Seifert Ph.D. on June 30, 2015

Assessment and therapy to reduce risk of excessive use of force by some law enforcement officers can weed out applicants not suited for the job and change the behaviors of others

Assessment and therapy to reduce risk of excessive use of force by some law enforcement officers can weed out applicants not suited for the job and change the behaviors of others

Suicide
Lubitz Likely Practiced Mass Murder by Airplane

Kathryn Seifert Ph.D. on May 18, 2015

New details are still emerging about the Germanwings plane crash in the Alps in March of this year. Many are focused on the fact that co-pilot, Andreas Lubitz, had been diagnosed with a mental illness as being his major risk factor for suicide and mass murder. Mental illness alone is NOT a risk factor for violence or mass murder.

New details are still emerging about the Germanwings plane crash in the Alps in March of this year. Many are focused on the fact that co-pilot, Andreas Lubitz, had been diagnosed with a mental illness as being his major risk factor for suicide and mass murder. Mental illness alone is NOT a risk factor for violence or mass murder.

Bias
What Is Your Problem, Baltimore?

Kathryn Seifert Ph.D. on May 4, 2015

What Is Your Problem, Baltimore? Racism, Lack of Economic Opportunity, Community Engagement, or Something Else?

What Is Your Problem, Baltimore? Racism, Lack of Economic Opportunity, Community Engagement, or Something Else?

War on Terror
Bullying
“Je Suis Moath al-Kasasbeh”

Kathryn Seifert Ph.D. on February 7, 2015

ISIS and other terrorist groups enraged the world with their actions. Fighting terrorists with lethal weapons will be part of, but not the entire answer. Examining the roots of terrorism will lead the world to ideas about prevention.

ISIS and other terrorist groups enraged the world with their actions. Fighting terrorists with lethal weapons will be part of, but not the entire answer. Examining the roots of terrorism will lead the world to ideas about prevention.