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.
Community Violence
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Promoting the Health and Stability of Young Black and Latino Males in Harlem
October 8, 2010 | Program Result
The Brotherhood/Sister Sol delivered a comprehensive array of services designed to promote the health and stability of young Black and Latino males in the Harlem neighborhoods of New York City.
Documentary Highlights Successful Strategy to Reduce Youth Violence and Homicide
June 30, 1999 | Program Result
Join Together, Boston, produced a documentary video on Boston's comprehensive public-private sector strategy (called the Boston Strategy) to reduce youth violence and homicide.
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.
Streetworkers Mediate Gang Violence and Connect Teens to Health Services in Lowell, Mass.
November 20, 2008 | Program Result
From 2003 to 2007, the United Teen Equality Center hired two outreach workers who worked with members of seven of the most active Southeast Asian youth gangs in Lowell, Mass., to reduce violence and improve teens' access to health care.
Yo! That's Phat! - Street Smart Truancy Program Gets Kids Back in School
July 24, 2002 | Program Result
The Boston Police Department developed a model truancy intervention program for middle and high school students in Boston and documented the program's development.
Fighting Delinquency with Three M's
January 1, 2001 | Program Result
The goal of this project conducted by Public/Private Ventures was to produce a report on youth crime, delinquency, and substance abuse that could be used to inform and guide RWJF's program development in the area of criminal justice and substance abuse.
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.
Cure Violence: A Successful Model for Reducing Violence Among Young People
May 2, 2008 | Story
A strategic effort to reverse the violence epidemic using highly-trained street outreach staff, public education and community mobilization.
Human Capital News Roundup: The adolescent brain, gang audits, cancer treatment resistance, and more.
July 12, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
Around the country, print, broadcast and online media outlets are covering the groundbreaking work of Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) leaders, scholars, fellows and grantees. Some recent examples: Nurse.com reports on www.WeTeachNursingNJ.com, ...