This month, the Virginia Best Practices in School-based Violence Prevention Web site was launched, a joint effort of the state education and health departments. James B. Vetter, director of the state Health Department's suicide and youth violence program, said he wants the site to be "the Amazon.com of violence prevention."

The principal of a school in which a large number of Asian students are presenting discipline problems, for example, might check out the Asian Youth Alliance Program, which decreased high- risk behavior and substance abuse among Chinese and Filipino students in Daly City, Calif. A high school football coach who has discovered steroids in his locker room may be interested in a program called Athletes Training to Avoid Steroids (ATLAS).

State officials said programs listed on the Web site help to meet the demands of the No Child Left Behind Act, a sweeping package that tackles everything from standardized testing to drug-free campaigns in schools. Vetter said the site serves as a resource for educators who might be baffled by new requirements they must meet.