Constructing "Packages" of Evidence-Based Programs to Prevent Youth Violence: Processes and Illustrative Examples From the CDC's Youth Violence Prevention Centers

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• 作者：Beverly Kingston ; Martica Bacallao ; Paul Smokowski…
• 关键词：Violence prevention ; Evidence ; based programs ; Comprehensive approach ; Community ; academic partnerships
• 刊名：The Journal of Primary Prevention
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：April 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：37
• 期：2
• 页码：141-163
• 全文大小：452 KB
• 刊物类别：Medicine
• 刊物主题：Medicine & Public Health
  Public Health
  Health Psychology
  Community and Environmental Psychology
  
• 出版者：Springer Netherlands
• ISSN：1573-6547

文摘

This paper describes the strategic efforts of six National Centers of Excellence in Youth Violence Prevention (YVPC), funded by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to work in partnership with local communities to create comprehensive evidence-based program packages to prevent youth violence. Key components of a comprehensive evidence-based approach are defined and examples are provided from a variety of community settings (rural and urban) across the nation that illustrate attempts to respond to the unique needs of the communities while maintaining a focus on evidence-based programming and practices. At each YVPC site, the process of selecting prevention and intervention programs addressed the following factors: (1) community capacity, (2) researcher and community roles in selecting programs, (3) use of data in decision-making related to program selection, and (4) reach, resources, and dosage. We describe systemic barriers to these efforts, lessons learned, and opportunities for policy and practice. Although adopting an evidence-based comprehensive approach requires significant upfront resources and investment, it offers great potential for preventing youth violence and promoting the successful development of children, families and communities.