The World Health Organization defines violence as:

"The intentional use of physical force or power, threatened or actual, against oneself, another person or against a group or community, that either results in or has a high likelihood of resulting in injury, death, psychological harm, maldevelopment or deprivation".

Violence encompasses child and partner abuse, street and gang crimes, physical and emotional maltreatment of the elderly, workplace violence, sexual assault, murder and robbery. Individuals, families and communities, who are victims of and witnesses to violence, can be affected physically, socially and psychologically.

Source: World Health Organization

Relevant Links

Dating Violence Resource Center
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control - Division of Violence Prevention
National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center
Office for Victims of Crime - U. S. Department of Justice
Teen Violence - MedLine Plus - National Library of Medicine
Violence - World Health Organization