Evaluating Outcomes for Youth Receiving Hospital-based Violence Prevention With and Without a Community-level Initiative
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Violence in Adolescence
- Sponsor
- Virginia Commonwealth University
- Enrollment
- 2
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Change in youth violence - self report
- Status
- Terminated
- Last Updated
- 4 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The purpose of this research study is to test if a hospital-based violence prevention strategy with a community-level initiative is effective for cross-cutting violence prevention in violently injured youth.
Detailed Description
This study will test if youth who receive the Bridging the Gap (BTG) and Communities that Care (CTC Plus) will see greater improvements than youth who either receive BTG only, CTC Plus only or no intervention. This study will allow researchers to learn more about the intervention's effectiveness for a range of violent outcomes. It will also help researchers understand if violence prevention efforts affect other behaviors, such as drug use and rates of violent re-injury. Participants will be asked to complete surveys about their behavior, personality, and experiences, and their parent/child's personality, behavior, and experiences. These surveys take about 45-60 minutes to complete. These questionnaires will be completed before the intervention has taken place and then again 6 months later. Participation in this study will last up to 6 months. Approximately 408 individuals will participate in this study.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Violently injured youth receiving treatment at VCU
- •Aged between 12 and 21 years old
- •Living in Richmond City
- •Parent/caregiver of the youth participant
- •Parent/caregivers must be 18 years old or older
Exclusion Criteria
- •Non-English speaking
- •Ages \<12 and \>21 years
- •Prisoners are excluded
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Change in youth violence - self report
Time Frame: Baseline to 6 months
Self-report aggression
Change in youth violence - caregiver report
Time Frame: Baseline to 6 months
Caregiver-report of youth aggression
Change in youth dating violence
Time Frame: Baseline to 6 months
Self-report physical and psychological dating aggression
Change in youth sexual violence
Time Frame: Baseline to 6 months
Self-report sexual aggression
Secondary Outcomes
- Re-injury rate(6 months)
- Lost to follow-up rates(6 months)
- Change in substance use(Baseline to 6 months)
- Change in alcohol use(Baseline to 6 months)
- Community resources(6 months)
- Change in trauma symptoms(Baseline to 6 months)