Evaluation of SAFER Latinos' Program to Prevent Youth Violence
- Conditions
- Violence
- 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.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 1400
- youth 12-24 and their caregiver
- residence outside of Langley Park or Culmore
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- 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
George Washington University🇺🇸Washington, District of Columbia, United States