Evaluation of SAFER Latinos' Program to Prevent Youth Violence

Phase 2

Completed

• Conditions: Violence
• Interventions: Behavioral: SAFER (Seguridad, Apoyo, Familia, Educacion, y Recursos)

• Registration Number: NCT00527358
• Lead Sponsor: Joanne Klevens

Brief Summary

This is an evaluation of a primary prevention program to prevent youth violence by improving family cohesion, networking among families, school bonding, and access to services for Latinos in Langley Park, MD.

Detailed Description

To prevent youth involvement in violence, outreach workers will work with families and youth to improve school bonding, family cohesion and awareness and utilization of existing services; and a youth drop-in center will provide youth with an adult supervised place to "hang out", do homework, or participate in sports and job training.

Following implementation of the intervention, we will collect detailed process data (regarding implementation), and evaluate impact/outcome using a quasi-experimental design with baseline (prior to intervention) and two followup data collections in both the intervention and a control community (Culmore, Virginia), measuring change in a selected set of aggregate community variables that represent mediating factors and outcomes for youth violence in Langley Park. Data will be collected via a survey and focus groups.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2006-09
• Study First Submitted: 2007-09-06
• Study First Submitted QC: 2007-09-06
• Study First Posted: 2007-09-10
• Primary Completion: 2010-12
• Study Completion: 2010-12
• Status Verified: 2012-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2012-02-08
• Last Update Posted: 2012-02-10

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1400

Inclusion Criteria

• youth 12-24 and their caregiver

Exclusion Criteria

• residence outside of Langley Park or Culmore

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
SAFER	SAFER (Seguridad, Apoyo, Familia, Educacion, y Recursos)	The intervention community will receive 4 services: 1. community lay workers will do family outreach and assist families in networking with other families and accessing community services, facilitating parent-youth and family-school communication and homework help for children, and help with translation of school or government/official notices; 2. youth leaders will provide a supportive presence, help youth navigate the system at school so that they can get help if needed, disseminate information about job training and possibilities, and provide education about avoiding violence; 3. school support services will offer academic support, acculturation orientation, language, conflict resolution skills training, advocacy and referrals; 4. Youth drop-in center: will provide youth with an adult supervised place to "hang out", do homework, or participate in sports and job training.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Youth violence	within the next 2 years after intervention started

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
family cohesion	within the next 2 years after start of intervention
school bonding	within the next 2 years after start of intervention
exposure to antisocial, substance abusing, or violent peers	within the next 2 years after start of intervention

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

George Washington University; 🇺🇸 Washington, District of Columbia, United States