Acknowledgments Introduction: Why does violence occur? Why do we have these safety issues? Part I: The Critical Need for Safer Schools and Communities for Our Children Chapter 1: The Critical Need for Safer Climates for our Children Chapter 2: The Interdisciplinary Necessity and Obligation Chapter 3: The Crucial Research Part II: What are these Safety Concerns? Chapter 4: The Parent, School, and Agency Perspectives Chapter 5: Man-Made Potential Disasters Chapter 6: Natural Disasters Part III: Understanding the Problems Underneath the Problems Chapter 7: Sick Society Syndrome: The Psychology of the Darker Side of Our Ailing Society Chapter 8: The Fallout in the Community Chapter 9: The Fallout to the Individuals Part IV: Working Together: Developing Safer Climates for Our Children Chapter 10: So Now What? References.