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March 13, 2012 | Program Result Report
The University of Colorado at Boulder's Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence replicated and evaluated two violence prevention programs: the Good Behavior Game (used in first or second grade) and CASASTART (for adolescents aged 11-13).
July 18, 2011 | News Release
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma Present "Out of the Shadows: Reporting on Intimate Partner Violence"
January 1, 2011 | Book
In this chapter of the Anthology, the United Teen Equality Center in Lowell, Massachusetts offers an approach to stemming gang violence. Their program uses streetworkers, some of whom were former gang members, to stop outbreaks of gang violence and help gang members get an education, locate employment training opportunities, and find jobs.
May 1, 2011 | Issue Brief
This issue brief examines the links between violence, health and social disadvantage.
October 1, 2010 | Journal Article
This paper describes the work of the United Teen Equality Center (UTEC) in Lowell, Massachusetts. Street outreach workers at UTEC establish relationships with violent youth, in particular gang members. The authors conducted interviews with UTEC staff, SWs, and partner organizations.
October 13, 2009 | Program Result Report
Since 1987 the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) has invested more than $100 million on efforts to prevent violence.
January 1, 2009 | Report
This is the story of CeaseFire, the one program that stops the shooting, keeps people talking, and brings the hope of health and well-being to communities ravaged by the disease of violence.
January 1, 2005 | Book
This chapter examines The Chicago Project for Violence Prevention funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation as part of the Local Initiative Funding Partners Program.
February 1, 2004 | Program Result Report
Rutgers University's School of Criminal Justice pulled together a task force to examine the nature of Newark's violent crime problem and take steps to address it.
April 30, 2013 | New Public Health Post
Last year, more than 675,000 U.S. children were victims of maltreatment. Preventing abuse and neglect in the first place by giving families the support they need, when they need it, yields the best outcomes.