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Evaluations of Two Violence Prevention Programs for Youth Show Little Impact

March 13, 2012 | Program Result

The University of Colorado at Boulder's Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence replicated and evaluated two violence prevention programs: the Good Behavior Game (used in first or second grade) and CASASTART (for adolescents aged 11-13).

Stop Shooting. Keep Talking. Start Living.

January 1, 2009 | Report

This is the story of CeaseFire, the one program that stops the shooting, keeps people talking, and brings the hope of health and well-being to communities ravaged by the disease of violence.

Safer Newark, N.J., Initiative Sets Low Tolerance for Repeat Offenders and Firearm Use

February 1, 2004 | Program Result

Rutgers University's School of Criminal Justice pulled together a task force to examine the nature of Newark's violent crime problem and take steps to address it.

After School: Connecting Children at Risk With Responsible Adults to Help Reduce Youth Substance Abuse and Other Health-Compromising Behaviors

National Program

Program to support a three-city demonstration project designed to connect at-risk urban youth with responsible adults in activities after school.

Evaluation of Baltimore's Safe Streets Program

January 11, 2012 | Report

By building trusting relationships, diffusing sources of conflict, and changing social norms surrounding gun use, CeaseFire has shown a significant reduction in gun violence for program participants.

Connecting With Care in Low-Income Boston Neighborhoods

November 19, 2012 | Program Result

The Connecting With Care project of the Alliance for Inclusion and Prevention demonstrated that it was economically feasible to bring full-time, mental-health clinicians to schools in the low-income Boston neighborhoods of Dorchester and Roxbury.

New Haven Fighting Back Increases Substance Abuse Treatment, Decreases Substance Abuse-Related Crime

March 1, 2007 | Program Result

New Haven Fighting Back worked to establish new community anti-drug coalitions and integrate these initiatives into a comprehensive, community-wide substance abuse prevention, education and treatment system.

Perpetration of Physical Assault Against Dating Partners, Peers, and Siblings Among a Locally Representative Sample of High School Students in Boston, Massachusetts

December 1, 2010 | Journal Article

Ten percent of U.S. high school students experience dating violence. This study investigated whether Boston high school students had committed various types of physical abuse against their boyfriends and girlfriends the study also examined violence committed against siblings and peers.

Promoting the Health and Stability of Young Black and Latino Males in Harlem

October 8, 2010 | Program Result

The Brotherhood/Sister Sol delivered a comprehensive array of services designed to promote the health and stability of young Black and Latino males in the Harlem neighborhoods of New York City.

Elementary School Girls Run for Fitness and Fun (San Francisco Bay Area)

November 18, 2009 | Program Result

Girls on the Run is one of the many sports programs sponsored by Team-Up for Youth in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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