About this theme area:
Youth violence refers to behaviors that are harmful to people, irrespective of whether the harm is emotional or physical. The impact of youth violence on the health of victims, the perpetrator, and societies more generally, is profound. Inequities in youth violence and remedies for it are troubling. The following teams are implementing research projects that focus on the impact of school-based, community-based, family-based, and other programs and policies to prevent youth violence.
IRL Teams working on projects in this theme:
- Juveniles at risk
- Young, unsheltered, and in harm's way
- Addressing upstream factors that promote youth violence
- Applying Developmental Neuroscience to Incarcerated Adolescents
- Violence Prevention and Health Promotion Empowerment Program for Black Girls
- Promoting Youth Resilience, Health, and Safety through Mindfulness
- Improve the Road Ahead for Marginalized Girls
- Group Mentoring Model to Address Youth Violence Prevention
- Model for Violence Prevention and Health Promotion
