克林顿总统关于青少年暴力的演说
名人演讲稿
thepresident: goodmorning.asienterthefinalweekofmypresidency,i''mextraordinarilygratefulforalltheprogrewe''vemadetogethertheselasteightyears--buildingthestrongesteconomyinageneration,renewingourethicofreoibility,andstrengtheningthebondsofcommunityandfamilyallacroamerica.todayiwanttotalkaboutourprogreinreducingyouthviolenceandnewstewe''retakingtomakeourcommunitiesevensafer.
overthepastfewyears,terribletragediesatcolumbineandotherschoolshaveforcedustotakeahardlookatyouthviolence,andanevenharderlookatwhateachofuscandoandmustdotoeurethatsuchtragediesdonothaenagain.
althoughtherearenosimplesolutio,recentevidencesuggestswearemovingintherightdirection.accordingtothelatestdata,violentcrimebyyoungpeoplehasbeencutnearlyinhalfsince1993;schoolyarddeathshavedroeddramatically.thesearebothimportantdeclinesthatreflectthelowestnationalcrimeratein25years.
but,still,wehavemoretodo.atmydirection,thewhitehousecouncilonyouthviolencehasdevelopedanewweiteandtoll-freeinformationlinetohelpparentsandeducatorsgetthefactstheyneedtoreduceyouthviolence.theweiteaddreiswww.safeyouth.org.andthetoll-freenumberis1-866-safe-youth.that''swww.safeyouth.org,and1-866-safe-youth.
i''malsopleasedtoreleaseanotherimportantresource--aguideforparentsoncommunicatingbetterwithteenagers.itincorporatesthelatestresearchaswellasthebestideasfromthewhitehouseconferenceonteenagers,whichhillaryandiooredlastyear.we''lldistributethispublicationnationwidethroughtheweite,thetoll-freelineandwiththeaistanceofschoolprincipals,schoolnursesandpediatricia.
likeallparents,hillaryandiknowit''snotalwayseasytotalkwithyourchildrenaboutseitivesubjects.that''swhythisnewguideissoveryvaluable--becauseitteachesparentshowtolistenmorecarefullytotheirchildrenandnurturerelatiohibuiltontrust,love,disciplineandre