Addressing Root Causes for Gun Violence Prevention (ARC-GVP) Outcomes Study
University of Michigan
Summary
The goal of this study is to help build the evidence base for a locally-relevant youth firearm violence prevention program in Washington D.C., a city experiencing disparities in youth firearm violence outcomes. The main question it aims to answer is: How is youth participation in the summer youth employment program, the True Reasons I Grabbed the Gun Evolved from Risk (The T.R.I.G.G.E.R Project), which is designed to address root causes of gun violence, associated with individual youth behavioral outcomes, including pro-social involvement, aggression, and firearm-related attitudes and behaviors?
Description
The goal of this study is to help build the evidence base for a locally-relevant youth firearm violence prevention program in a city experiencing disparities in youth firearm violence outcomes. The main question it aims to answer is: How is youth participation in a summer youth employment program that is designed to address root causes of gun violence (The T.R.I.G.G.E.R project), associated with individual youth behavioral outcomes, including pro-social involvement, retaliatory attitudes, aggression, and firearm behaviors? To examine this question, participants will be invited to complete fo…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 14–24 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria: * Youth in Washington D.C. who are participating in The T.R.I.G.G.E.R Project, a grassroots youth firearm violence prevention program Exclusion Criteria: * Emancipated minors
Interventions
- BehavioralThe T.R.I.G.G.E.R Project
The T.R.I.G.G.E.R Project includes the following core components to address root causes of gun violence: * Summer Employment * Social and Emotional Learning * Future Orientation * Adult and Peer Support * Critical Consciousness * Civic Efficacy and Engagement
Location
- University of MichiganAnn Arbor, Michigan