Citation

Andrés-Hyman RC, Forrester A, chara-Abrahams I, Lauricella ML, Rowe M. J. Community Appl. Soc. Psychol. 2007; 17(2): 147-158.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, John Wiley and Sons)

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Abstract

Youth violence in the United States has emerged as a major concern for communities, policymakers and community researchers. This paper reports on the efforts of a child mental health clinic to build a community consensus around addressing violence that affects youth and all members of the community. We describe and give case examples regarding our approach to acquiring the perspectives of the community, particularly that of youth, discuss key themes and implications that emerged from our work, and offer preliminary recommendations for designing a youth violence prevention initiative in a disenfranchised community.