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Dear Colleagues,
The World Health Organization (2002) classified violence as a leading international public health problem, requiring
immediate intervention. Violence is a pervasive social problem whose causes and consequences are inextricably
linked to individuals, families, institutions, communities, and societies. The negative consequences of violence, and
serious violence especially, reverberate beyond the immediate moment and location. By bringing together partners
with varied skills, whole-system multiagency approaches are advocated as the leading means of targeting serious
violence