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The document linked below provides evidence-based strategies and resources for preventing youth violence through community, family, education, and individual interventions. Credit : Division of Violence Prevention National Center for Injury Prevention and Control Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, Georgia

For many parents in Central Ohio, the hours between 3:00 PM and 6:00 PM are a source of "logistical gymnastics." But for a middle schooler in Columbus City Schools (CCS), those three hours represent something much more significant: the "critical bridge" between childhood and young adulthood. Middle school is a period of rapid brain development and social shifting. At AIMS Columbus, our network of afterschool partners sees firsthand how high-quality programming transforms thes