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Evaluation of SAFER Latinos' Program to Prevent Youth Violence

NCT00527358 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2/PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 1400

Last updated 2012-02-10

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Summary

This is an evaluation of a primary prevention program to prevent youth violence by improving family cohesion, networking among families, school bonding, and access to services for Latinos in Langley Park, MD.

Conditions

  • Violence

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

SAFER (Seguridad, Apoyo, Familia, Educacion, y Recursos)

1. community lay workers will do family outreach and assist families in networking with other families and accessing community services, facilitating parent-youth and family-school communication and homework help for children, and help with translation of school or government/official notices; 2. youth leaders will provide a supportive presence, help youth navigate the system at school so that they can get help if needed, disseminate information about job training and possibilities, provide education about avoiding violence; 3. school support services will offer academic support, acculturation orientation, language, conflict resolution skills training, advocacy and referrals; 4. Youth drop-in center will provide youth with an adult supervised place to "hang out", do homework, or participate in sports and job training.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • George Washington University

    collaborator OTHER

  • Latin American Youth Center

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Latino Federation of Greater Washington

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Joanne Klevens

    lead FED

Principal Investigators

  • Mark Edberg, PhD · George Washington University

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
12 Years
Max Age
24 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-09-30
Primary Completion
2010-12-31
Completion
2010-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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