Schools need to work more cooperatively with child welfare and police to identify abused children and those showing early signs of violence. However, schools report only 9% of violent crimes that occur there. Exposure to violence in media and entertainment may encourage violent behavior in children. To address childhood violence, more efforts are needed for preventing child abuse, training criminal justice professionals, controlling violent media, identifying at-risk children, and funding research into effective treatment programs rather than punishment and incarceration. A positive, strengths-based approach is important to help violent children learn and change.