Stop America's Violence Everywhere
In its commitment to build healthy families and safe communities, the AMA Alliance created the Stop America's Violence Everywhere (SAVE). Now in its 13th year, SAVE combats the growing problem of violence. The Alliance offers a children’s book series that includes the popular “You Don't Have To Be Bullied,” “Hands Are Not for Hitting,” “I Can Choose,” and “I Can Be Healthy” activity books for children. Other publications cover elder abuse, parenting, stress, eating disorders, teen suicide and more.
SAVE Today
Although the SAVE campaign is a year-round effort, the AMA Alliance celebrates SAVE Today on the second Wednesday of October. SAVE Today serves as a day when physicians' spouses across the country work together to reduce violence. In addition, it helps unify the efforts of state and county Alliances. Many Alliances use SAVE Today to kick-off new elements of their SAVE projects, such as working with a new school or a new age group.
SAVE-A-Shelter
In 1996, in partnership with the AMA, the AMA Alliance introduced SAVE-A-Shelter to provide much-needed support for domestic violence shelters across the country. State and county Alliances plan fund-raisers; supply toiletries, sheets, pajamas and over-the-counter medications; make physical improvements to the shelters; and teach conflict resolution skills to families living in the shelters.
SAVE Schools from Violence
As the number of school shootings began to rise in 1999, Alliance leaders felt compelled to add school violence as a primary focus for SAVE. Through SAVE Schools from Violence, Alliances take the same conflict resolution activities they use in shelters into the schools. SAVE Schools from Violence has intensified the efforts of Alliance members, who have "adopted" schools nationwide.
SAVE Information and Resources
SAVE Planning Guide: The SAVE Planning Guide brings the entire spectrum of the SAVE initiative to light. No matter what aspect of violence prevention your Alliance or community group plans to focus on, this manual contains information that can help in your quest to make your community a safer place. It contains statistics, general information about violence, suggested prevention programs and ways to gain community awareness.
SAVE Information Presentation Slides: Learn more about the SAVE program through this SAVE PowerPoint .
Stop Bullying Now! Resources: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services sponsors this site to educate children and adults on how to identify, prevent and intervene with bullying in schools.
Other Violence Resources
Family Violence Prevention Fund - safety cards and poster to download for free (Domestic Violence)
