title: A Ground-Up Model for Gun Violence Reduction: A Community-Based Public Health Approach.
abstract: The suggested strategy for the reduction of violence is to collaboratively address the problem, based on an intervention system focused on prevention, rehabilitation, and development. This strategy is capable of engaging community residents in positive ways, and it empowers them to take ownership and sustain much-needed resident commitments to achieve long-term public safety. The community residents largely insist that over-reliance on law enforcement to control violence invites further affliction among Black youth and adults.
authors.affiliation: a Community Empowerment Association , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , USA.
authors.forename: T Rashad
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Byrdsong
authors.affiliation: a Community Empowerment Association , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , USA.
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Devan
authors.affiliation: b School of Social Work, University of Pittsburgh , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , USA.
authors.forename: Hide
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamatani
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D057191:Capacity Building; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D005190:Family; D005389:Firearms; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007857:Leadership; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D011635:Public Health Administration / Q000379:methods*; D012067:Religion; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012947:Social Work / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014754:Violence / Q000517:prevention & control*
keywords: African American homicide rate; Gun violence; public health paradigm; violence reduction