Fresh Start: A Multilevel Community Mobilization Plan to Promote Youth Development and Prevent Violence

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 48, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 43-55

  Hernández Cordero, Lourdes J ^a,b   Ortiz, Angelo ^a,c   Trinidad, Tomas ^a,c   Link, Bruce ^a,b  

^a Columbia Center for Youth Violence Prevention ^*  (United States)

^b Department of Medicine   (United States)

^c Inwood Community Services Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Communities that Care ; Community mobilization; Community university partnerships; Multilevel community based intervention; Organizations; Violence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; COOPERATION; DEMOGRAPHY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HUMANS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; NEW YORK CITY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; UNIVERSITIES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 79960469161     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10464-010-9420-z     Document Type: Article

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