Youth action research for prevention: A multi-level intervention designed to increase efficacy and empowerment among urban youth

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 43, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 345-359

  Berg, Marlene ^a   Coman, Emil ^a   Schensul, Jean J ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNITY RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Action research; Empowerment; Intervention; Multilevel; Youth

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; BEHAVIOR; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RESEARCH; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; RESEARCH; SELF EFFICACY; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; URBAN POPULATION; VIOLENCE;

EID: 67349251518     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10464-009-9231-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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