Efficacy of a Universal Brief Intervention for Violence Among Urban Emergency Department Youth.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Violent injury is the leading cause of death among urban youth. Emergency department (ED) visits represent an opportunity to deliver a brief intervention (BI) to reduce violence among youth seeking medical care in high-risk communities.

Objective

The objective was to determine the efficacy of a universally applied BI addressing violence behaviors among youth presenting to an urban ED.

Methods

ED youth (14 to 20 years old) seeking medical or injury-related care in a Level I ED (October 2011-March 2015) and screening positive for a home address within the intervention or comparison neighborhood of a larger youth violence project were enrolled in this quasi-experimental study. Based on home address, participants were assigned to receive either the 30-minute th

SUBMITTER: Carter PM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5018914 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature