Scaling Up a Multifaceted Violence Prevention Package: County-Level Impact of the North Carolina Youth Violence Prevention Center.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Multifaceted approaches to youth-violence prevention package evidence-based programs into initiatives that yield large-scale impact. This study assessed the impact of a package of evidence-based violence prevention programs, implemented as part of the North Carolina Youth Violence Prevention Center, on county-level violence indicators.

Method

Using growth-curve modeling, the target county was compared to all other counties in North Carolina and a comparison county.

Results

Results reveal downward trends on several county-level indicators (i.e., undisciplined/delinquent complaints, total delinquent complaints, juvenile arrests-aggravated assaults, and short-term suspensions) throughout the intervention period. However, statistical tests were unable to confirm

SUBMITTER: Smokowski PR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5396956 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature