TY - JOUR
T1 - Implementing a violence intervention for inner-city adolescents
T2 - Potential pitfalls and suggested remedies
AU - Hines, Paulette Moore
AU - Macias, Cathaleene
AU - Perrino, Tatiana
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported by the State of New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, Division of Family Health Services Grant # 97-158-IPC-00 awarded to the first author.
Copyright:
Copyright 2007 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 1998
Y1 - 1998
N2 - Violence is a growing public health problem that disproportionately affects African American adolescents. There is a pressing need for more attention to be directed to the development of theoretically-based, research- validated, culturally sensitive preventive interventions and programs. This article focuses on the steps involved in the development, implementation, and evaluation of a culturally-specific program designed to reduce the prevalence of violent behaviors and related injuries and deaths among urban, African American teens. The project's success was heavily dependent upon the commitment and cooperation of the community organizations that participated in the field research. Although numerous unexpected challenges were encountered, the preliminary findings indicate that it is possible to effectively implement preventive interventions in urban communities with modest finding.
AB - Violence is a growing public health problem that disproportionately affects African American adolescents. There is a pressing need for more attention to be directed to the development of theoretically-based, research- validated, culturally sensitive preventive interventions and programs. This article focuses on the steps involved in the development, implementation, and evaluation of a culturally-specific program designed to reduce the prevalence of violent behaviors and related injuries and deaths among urban, African American teens. The project's success was heavily dependent upon the commitment and cooperation of the community organizations that participated in the field research. Although numerous unexpected challenges were encountered, the preliminary findings indicate that it is possible to effectively implement preventive interventions in urban communities with modest finding.
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U2 - 10.1300/J005v17n02_04
DO - 10.1300/J005v17n02_04
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0031904618
VL - 17
SP - 35
EP - 49
JO - Journal of Prevention and Intervention in the Community
JF - Journal of Prevention and Intervention in the Community
SN - 1085-2352
IS - 2
ER -