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Youth Participatory Action Research to Prevent Community Violence Among Black Youth

NCT06886204 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 360

Last updated 2025-08-26

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Summary

This behavioral intervention study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of Youth Empowered Advocating for Health (YEAH) on youth prosocial behavior and aggressive behavior and assess racial identity and future orientation as mediators of prevention effects.

Conditions

  • Community Violence

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

YEAH: Youth Empowered Advocating for Health

The Youth Empowered Advocating for Health (YEAH) program is a Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) intervention aimed at addressing community violence by fostering youth and community healing. It combines photovoice and theater arts performances. In photovoice sessions, Black youth explore structural determinants of community violence through a participatory research process. Guided by trained facilitators, youth learn the method after obtaining parental consent and youth assent. Using the structured SHOWED framework, they analyze and discuss images, generating ideas for social action. During the photovoice sessions, photo assignments will be completed, with discussions recorded, analyzed for themes, and shared for validation. The final four sessions will integrate these themes into theater arts performances, allowing youth to creatively express insights and experiences, fostering empowerment and social change.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Briana Wood-Jaeger, PhD · Emory University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-02-27
Primary Completion
2027-05-31
Completion
2027-05-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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