Building on youth's strengths: A call to include adolescents in developing, implementing, and evaluating violence prevention programs

Psychology of Violence

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 15-21

  Edwards, Katie M ^a   Jones, Lisa M ^b   Mitchell, Kimberly J ^b   Hagler, Matthew A ^c   Roberts, Lindsey T ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^d BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Peer leaders; Positive youth development; Prevention; Victimization; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84954175839     PISSN: 21520828     EISSN: 2152081X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/vio0000022     Document Type: Review

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