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Evaluation of SAFER Latinos' Program to Prevent Youth Violence

Phase 2
Completed
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
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
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Youth violencewithin the next 2 years after intervention started
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
family cohesionwithin the next 2 years after start of intervention
school bondingwithin the next 2 years after start of intervention
exposure to antisocial, substance abusing, or violent peerswithin the next 2 years after start of intervention

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

George Washington University

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Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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

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