June 30, 2003
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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.
July 24, 2002
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The Boston Police Department developed a model truancy intervention program for middle and high school students in Boston and documented the program's development.
November 1, 2000
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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.
June 30, 1999
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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.
August 28, 2008
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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.
August 28, 2008
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About 3,250 low-income children, most Asian, Pacific Islander and Latino, live in the Tenderloin neighborhood of downtown San Francisco.
August 28, 2008
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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.
February 1, 2007
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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.
March 1, 2007
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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.
March 1, 2007
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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.