Moving toward comprehensiveness and sustainability in a social ecological approach to youth violence prevention: Lessons from the Asian/Pacific Islander Youth Violence Prevention Center

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 221-232

  Umemoto, Karen ^a   Baker, Charlene K ^a   Helm, Susana ^b,c   Miao, Tai An ^b,c   Goebert, Deborah A ^b,c   Hishinuma, Earl S ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c Asian/Pacific Islander Youth Violence Prevention Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian and Pacific Islander; Comprehensive strategy; Program sustainability; Social ecological model; Youth violence

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; COMMUNITY CARE; ETHNOLOGY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ASIAN AMERICANS; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 71049137250     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10464-009-9271-7     Document Type: Article

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