Cultural Identity and Violence Prevention in Adolescents

Principal Investigator

Funding

  • CDC (ETR Associates)
    • 9/1998 - 10/2001; $1,195,206

Project Description

This is an evaluation of a multi-component intervention designed to reduce aggressive and violent behaviors among adolescent youth, ages 13-18, attending 42 alternate schools in Northern California (Santa Clara, San Mateo, and Santa Cruz Counties) called "court-schools".

A secondary goal is to examine the role of social and cultural factors as they relate to aggressive and violent behaviors.