Community-Based Efforts to Reduce Violence: A Scoping Review on the Implementation of Cure Violence.

ABSTRACT: This scoping review aimed to identify implementation determinants, strategies, mechanisms, and outcomes of Cure Violence (CV) programs to develop an Implementation Research Logic Model (IRLM) and integrate Implementation Science (IS) principles into community violence intervention research and practice. Following Mak and Thomas methodology, we conducted a comprehensive literature search across multiple databases, including peer-reviewed articles and grey literature from 2008 to 2023. Data extraction focused on implementation constructs, study characteristics, and CV intervention details. Thematic analysis was used to synthesize findings and develop the IRLM. The review included 29 publications covering 19 distinct CV programs, primarily in the United States. While 62% of studies incorporat

SUBMITTER: Solomon S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12304640 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature