"The Interrupters" Makes Television Debut on FRONTLINE
February 7, 2012 | Story
"Best Documentary of 2011" shows how "violence interrupters" stop the transmission of violence.
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Growing Up in Violent Communities
January 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Living in a low-conflict family is insufficient to protect girls from the negative effects of growing up in a violent community.
Association of Perceived Neighborhood Safety on Body Mass Index
November 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Individuals who live in neighborhoods they perceive as unsafe have higher BMIs than those who live in neighborhoods where they feel safe.
Acclaimed Documentary Highlights Cure Violence's Success at Stopping Community Violence
July 29, 2011 | Video/Story
The Interrupters follows this RWJF-supported program and its work in Chicago neighborhoods.
Temperament as a Moderator of the Relation Between Neighborhood and Children's Adjustment
September 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Children vary in their sensitivity to neighborhood influences—good and bad.
CeaseFire: Chicago Violence Prevention Program
July 15, 2009 | Video
Cure Violence engages the community to work with young people at high risk of being involved in violence, provides on-the-spot alternatives to shooting, and works to change social norms about gun violence.
We Are Where We Live: How Neighborhood Disorder and Crime Impact Physical Activity, Weight and Racial Disparities in Health
October 2, 2008 | Program Result Report
Researchers analyzed the influence of neighborhood physical disorder and crime on levels of physical activity and obesity among people living in Philadelphia, and the extent to which neighborhood factors contribute to racial disparities in health.
Community Programs Help Prevent Youth Violence
January 1, 2003 | Program Result Report
The Community Violence Prevention Project at the Harvard School of Public Health assists local leaders in planning, implementing and evaluating violence prevention projects in their communities.
Video Documents how Boston Dramatically Reduced Youth Violence
June 30, 2003 | Program Result Report
Mediawrights, a communications strategy and production company, developed a videotape, a Web site and marketing materials to describe the experience of the Boston Strategy to Prevent Youth Violence.
High School Students Map Five Flashpoints and Suggest Ways to Defuse Them
July 1, 2001 | Program Result Report
The Foundation of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey held the 1999 Youth Summit on Violence in Newark on May 17, 1999, attended by 400 New Jersey high school students.