title: Towards a framework for preventing community violence among youth.
abstract: This article, in an effort to assist the selection and deployment of evidence-informed strategies, proposes a new conceptual framework for responding to community violence among youth. First, the phenomenon of community violence is understood in context using a new violence typology organized along a continuum. Second, the need for a new anti-community violence framework is established. Third, a framework is developed, blending concepts from the fields of public safety and public health. Fourth, evidence from systematic reviews and meta-analyses concerning community violence is summarized and categorized. Finally, an anti-violence framework populated with evidence-informed strategies is presented and discussed.
authors.affiliation: a Center for International Development , Harvard Kennedy School , Cambridge , Massachusetts , USA.
authors.forename: Thomas P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Abt
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D012111:Residence Characteristics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014754:Violence / Q000517:prevention & control*
keywords: Violence prevention; community violence; evidence-based; evidence-informed; youth violence