Healthy Neighborhoods Project: adaptable solutions to violence prevention and community well-being
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Prevention of violence, specifically youth and family violence, and promotion of health and well-beingNot Applicable
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN17742911
- Lead Sponsor
- ational Institutes of Health
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Ongoing
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 405
Inclusion Criteria
Because the trial is at the neighborhood level, there are no individual eligibility requirements other than living in one of the geographic clusters being randomized; however, qualitative components are also being conducted and participants may include residents outside of the trial areas.
Exclusion Criteria
Does not meet the inclusion criteria
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Measured at baseline, 2-3 months prior to treatment, 2-3 months post-treatment, and then 1 year after treatment:<br>1. Youth violent and property crime rate, obtained from the New Orleans Police Department records as well separately for homicide and assault<br>2. Youth violence-related non-fatal injury rate, obtained from local hospital discharge data<br>3. Youth violence-related mortality rate, obtained from the Louisiana Department of Health
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Measured at baseline, 2 to 3 months before treatment, 1 to 2 months after treatment, and 10-to-12-months post-treatment: <br>1. Well-being obtained utilizing measures from the RAND and RWJF American Health Values Survey<br>2. Health interconnectedness obtained utilizing measures from the RAND and RWJF American Health Values Survey<br>3. Sense of community obtained utilizing measures from the RAND and RWJF American Health Values Survey<br>4. Sense of safety measured utilizing Tolan and colleagues 7-item survey (4-point scale, very fearful to not fearful)<br>5. Civic engagement measured utilizing items from the American Health Values Survey<br>6. Substance use assessed with the brief CAGE screeners for alcohol and other drugs<br>7. Psychological distress measured with the Kessler 6 index