How Social Factors Shape Health: Violence, Social Disadvantage and Health
May 1, 2011 | Issue Brief
This issue brief examines the links between violence, health and social disadvantage.
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Evaluations of Two Violence Prevention Programs for Youth Show Little Impact
March 13, 2012 | Program Result Report
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).
Streetworkers, Youth Violence Prevention, and Peacemaking in Lowell, Massachusetts
October 1, 2010 | Journal Article
This paper describes the work of the United Teen Equality Center (UTEC) in Lowell, Massachusetts. Street outreach workers at UTEC establish relationships with violent youth, in particular gang members. The authors conducted interviews with UTEC staff, SWs, and partner organizations.
Exclusive New Journalism Program Addresses Social Epidemic
July 18, 2011 | News Release
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma Present "Out of the Shadows: Reporting on Intimate Partner Violence"
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.
The United Teen Equality Center in Lowell, Massachusetts
January 1, 2011 | Book
In this chapter of the Anthology, the United Teen Equality Center in Lowell, Massachusetts offers an approach to stemming gang violence. Their program uses streetworkers, some of whom were former gang members, to stop outbreaks of gang violence and help gang members get an education, locate employment training opportunities, and find jobs.
Can a Community Stop Shootings Before They Happen?
September 29, 2010 | Story
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Vulnerable Populations Portfolio grantee, CeaseFire, was recently featured in an informative and interesting ABC Nightline segment entitled, "Ganging Up."
Program Results Topic Summary: Preventing Community Violence
October 13, 2009 | Program Result Report
Since 1987 the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) has invested more than $100 million on efforts to prevent violence.
Evaluation of Start Strong: Building Healthy Teen Relationships
May 8, 2009 | Evaluation
This evaluation aims to develop a menu of promising practices that are of use to the Start Strong: Building Healthy Teen Relationships initiative's 10 sites and provide findings that can inform different audiences of the initiatives' outcomes.
The Chicago Project for Violence Prevention
January 1, 2005 | Book
This chapter examines The Chicago Project for Violence Prevention funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation as part of the Local Initiative Funding Partners Program.