A culturally sensitive approach to the prevention of interpersonal violence among urban black youth.
Black-on-black interpersonal violence is a major problem for black youth living in poor urban areas. Diverse lines of research converge to suggest that interpersonal violence among inner-city black youth may result from a combination of environmental stressors, racial identity problems, and health and mental health problems. A culturally sensitive approach to the prevention of interpersonal violence among black youth is described. It is concluded that insensitivity to the significant role of racial or cultural factors in black-on-black violence contributes to the relative inattention to the problem.
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Psychiatric Epidemiology Training Program, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032.
D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D001741:Black or African American; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011822:Race Relations; D014481:United States; D014505:Urban Population; D014754:Violence