Evaluation of SAFER Latinos' Program to Prevent Youth Violence

NCT00527358 | Completed Phase 2

• 1 other identifier: CDC-NCIPC-4924
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 1,400
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This is an evaluation of a primary prevention program to prevent youth violence by improving family cohesion, networking among families, school bonding, and access to services for Latinos in Langley Park, MD.

Conditions

Violence

Keywords

violence

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Youth violence

  within the next 2 years after intervention started

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• family cohesion

  within the next 2 years after start of intervention

• school bonding

  within the next 2 years after start of intervention

• exposure to antisocial, substance abusing, or violent peers

  within the next 2 years after start of intervention

Study Arms (2)

SAFER

EXPERIMENTAL

The intervention community will receive 4 services: 1. community lay workers will do family outreach and assist families in networking with other families and accessing community services, facilitating parent-youth and family-school communication and homework help for children, and help with translation of school or government/official notices; 2. youth leaders will provide a supportive presence, help youth navigate the system at school so that they can get help if needed, disseminate information about job training and possibilities, and provide education about avoiding violence; 3. school support services will offer academic support, acculturation orientation, language, conflict resolution skills training, advocacy and referrals; 4. Youth drop-in center: will provide youth with an adult supervised place to "hang out", do homework, or participate in sports and job training.

Behavioral: SAFER (Seguridad, Apoyo, Familia, Educacion, y Recursos)

2

NO INTERVENTION

Business as usual.

Interventions

SAFER (Seguridad, Apoyo, Familia, Educacion, y Recursos) BEHAVIORAL

1. community lay workers will do family outreach and assist families in networking with other families and accessing community services, facilitating parent-youth and family-school communication and homework help for children, and help with translation of school or government/official notices; 2. youth leaders will provide a supportive presence, help youth navigate the system at school so that they can get help if needed, disseminate information about job training and possibilities, provide education about avoiding violence; 3. school support services will offer academic support, acculturation orientation, language, conflict resolution skills training, advocacy and referrals; 4. Youth drop-in center will provide youth with an adult supervised place to "hang out", do homework, or participate in sports and job training.

SAFER

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 12 Years - 24 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• youth 12-24 and their caregiver

You may not qualify if:

• residence outside of Langley Park or Culmore

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Joanne Klevens: lead
• George Washington University: collaborator
• Latin American Youth Center: collaborator
• Latino Federation of Greater Washington: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

George Washington University

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States

Location

Study Officials

• Mark Edberg, PhD

  George Washington University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: phase 2
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: FED
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: epidemiologist

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 6, 2007
• First Posted: September 10, 2007
• Study Start: September 1, 2006
• Primary Completion: December 1, 2010
• Study Completion: December 1, 2010
• Last Updated: February 10, 2012

Record last verified: 2012-02

Locations

US (1)