Evaluation of SAFER Latinos' Program to Prevent Youth Violence
试验速览
- 阶段
- 2 期
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 1,400
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Youth violence
研究概览
简要总结
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.
详细描述
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.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Non Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Prevention
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 12 Years 至 24 Years（Child, Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •youth 12-24 and their caregiver
排除标准
- •residence outside of Langley Park or Culmore
研究组 & 干预措施
SAFER
The intervention community will receive 4 services:
- 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;
- 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;
- school support services will offer academic support, acculturation orientation, language, conflict resolution skills training, advocacy and referrals;
- Youth drop-in center: will provide youth with an adult supervised place to "hang out", do homework, or participate in sports and job training.
干预措施: SAFER (Seguridad, Apoyo, Familia, Educacion, y Recursos) (Behavioral)
2
Business as usual.
结局指标
主要结局
Youth violence
时间窗: within the next 2 years after intervention started
次要结局
- 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)
研究者
Joanne Klevens
epidemiologist
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention