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.
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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.
RWJF Joins Major Initiative to Aid Boys and Men of Color
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Foundation Leaders Pledge Action on Issues Facing Boys and Young Men of Color
We Are Where We Live: How Neighborhood Disorder and Crime Impact Physical Activity, Weight and Racial Disparities in Health
October 2, 2008 | Program Result
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
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
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
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.
Community Policing Helps Reduce Youth Violence
August 1, 2000 | Program Result
Harvard Law School directed five case studies of four cities that have made significant efforts to reduce youth violence or reform the juvenile justice system.
Effort to Stem Youth Violence Helps Produce Book on Empowering Parents
December 1, 1998 | Program Result
Starting in mid 1995, the Task Force on Youth Violence formed by the National Parenting Association (NPA) sought to develop a set of strategies to help parents ensure the safety of their children and communities. Because of financial and political constraints, the task force's original goals were scaled down and merged into other NPA projects.