The goal of the study is to understand if hospital-based violence interventions are effective for reducing youth violence among violently injured youth. This study will allow researchers to learn more about the intervention's effectiveness. The researchers also want to understand if the violence intervention impacts other behaviors, such as firearm use, drug use, aggression, risky behaviors, and rates of violent re-injury.
Violence in Adolescence
The goal of the study is to understand if hospital-based violence interventions are effective for reducing youth violence among violently injured youth. This study will allow researchers to learn more about the intervention's effectiveness. The researchers also want to understand if the violence intervention impacts other behaviors, such as firearm use, drug use, aggression, risky behaviors, and rates of violent re-injury.
Preventing Firearm Violence in Youth: A Hospital-based Prevention Strategy
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Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, United States, 23298
Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.
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10 Years to 17 Years
ALL
No
Virginia Commonwealth University,
Nicholas Thomson, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Virginia Commonwealth University
2025-05