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Abstract This paper will examine how violence at school can impact young children’s lives. The phenomenon of school violence is multi-determined. There is no cure that exists for violence prevention in schools. However, research suggests that professional school counselors would be most effective in violence prevention if they implemented a multidimensional violence prevention program. This paper will also examine the aim of such a program which is: to change group norms about violence, to enhance family relationship characteristics, to improve peer relationship skills, decrease substance abuse, to decrease impulsivity and to increase empathy. Introduction to Violence Violence has become a pervasive and regrettable reality in the United States. This country has more assaults and murders than any other country. Every day more than 60 Americans die in homicides. Each year, 25,000 Americans are murdered with homicide being the most common cause for death for black youth (American Psychological Association Commission on Violence and Youth, 1995). The amount of violence and seriousness of violence involving youth 18 and under has increased dramatically during the last 10 to 15 years. For instance, juv