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Video Documents how Boston Dramatically Reduced Youth Violence

June 30, 2003 | Program Result

Mediawrights, a communications strategy and production company, developed a videotape, a Web site and marketing materials to describe the experience of the Boston Strategy to Prevent Youth Violence.

Yo! That's Phat! - Street Smart Truancy Program Gets Kids Back in School

July 24, 2002 | Program Result

The Boston Police Department developed a model truancy intervention program for middle and high school students in Boston and documented the program's development.

Tracking Adolescent Safety and Security Requires a New Assessment Process

November 1, 2000 | Program Result

In 1997, the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), Washington, held a one-day planning session to address gaps in available methods of tracking adolescent well-being, particularly as it relates to safety and security. Twenty-five researchers from multiple disciplines and 10 NAS staffers attended the planning meeting, which was held on September 18, 1997.

Documentary Highlights Successful Strategy to Reduce Youth Violence and Homicide

June 30, 1999 | Program Result

Join Together, Boston, produced a documentary video on Boston's comprehensive public-private sector strategy (called the Boston Strategy) to reduce youth violence and homicide.

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

August 28, 2008 | Program Result

After School helped develop intermediary organizations in Boston, Chicago and the San Francisco Bay Area in order to create citywide systems of after-school programs.

San Francisco Children Get Exercise and Build Life Skills

August 28, 2008 | Program Result

About 3,250 low-income children, most Asian, Pacific Islander and Latino, live in the Tenderloin neighborhood of downtown San Francisco.

Young Achievers: Improving After-School Programs Through Partners for Student Success (Boston)

August 28, 2008 | Program Result

Young Achievers is one of 11 pilot public schools in Boston that are intended to serve as laboratories for educational innovation and models for other urban public schools. It runs from kindergarten through eighth grade.

Preventing Deaths from Smoking, Drinking and Violence Means Starting Early--in Childhood

February 1, 2007 | Program Result

Frederick P. Rivara and a team of investigators estimated the number of deaths caused by smoking, alcohol use and violence that might be prevented through early intervention.

Providing the Evidence that Crime and Drug Abuse Programs Work

March 1, 2007 | Program Result

The Council for Excellence in Government launched an initiative to promote the development and use of substance abuse and violence prevention programs that have been demonstrated to be effective in scientifically rigorous studies.

Support from "San Antonio Fighting Back" to Community Coalitions Increases Substance Abuse Treatment and Reduces Crime

March 1, 2007 | Program Result

San Antonio Fighting Back worked to plan and implement a comprehensive system of substance abuse prevention, treatment and aftercare services in the southeast quadrant of San Antonio.

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