%0 Journal Article %J Psychology, Health & Medicine %D 2016 %T Towards a framework for preventing community violence among youth %A Thomas Abt %X

This article, in an effort to assist the selection and deployment of evidence-informed strategies, proposes a new conceptual framework for responding to community violence among youth. First, the phenomenon of community violence is understood in context using a new violence typology organized along a continuum. Second, the need for a new anti-community violence framework is established. Third, a framework is developed, blending concepts from the fields of public safety and public health. Fourth, evidence from systematic reviews and meta-analyses concerning community violence is summarized and categorized. Finally, an anti-violence framework populated with evidence-informed strategies is presented and discussed.

%B Psychology, Health & Medicine %P 1-20 %8 14 Dec, 2016 %G eng %U http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13548506.2016.1257815