This step will help you gain an understanding of the nature of violence and its causes in your community. Start by using the definition and types of violence described in the introduction as a guide.

Engage members of the School Health Team and Violence Prevention Task Force in discussions and activities that help identify the different types of violence that occur within your school and surrounding community.

By participating in brainstorming and word-association exercises, people will be able to identify behaviours that are harmful to individual or groups of children, including many that may be tolerated socially (e.g., corporal punishment by teachers and principals, verbal abuse, gender discrimination).