Stop Youth Violence! A Conference on Innovative Programs
in
Youth Violence Prevention Held November 1, 2002
Sponsored by Urban Improv, Facing History
& Ourselves, and Harvard School of Public Health
"I
am convinced we can change...violent behavior."
Deborah Prothrow-Stith Director of the Division of Public Health
Practice Harvard School of Public Health
"The
only way we can prevent violence is by activating the imagination.
Urban Improv fosters kids' imaginations through action. And
action is the way the brain learns to create new patterns and
new responses to violent situations."
Bessel A. van der Kolk, M.D. Medical Director, The Trauma Center,
Boston University School of Medicine
Urban Improv is a violence prevention program for young people
that uses
structured theater improvisation to teach decision-making, impulse
control,
and values clarification. Urban Improv provides interactive
workshops that challenge students to deal creatively with major
issues in their lives.
