Citation

Wright JL, Cheng TL. Pediatr. Clin. North Am. 1998; 45(2): 459-467.

Affiliation

Department of Emergency Medicine, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, Distict of Columbia, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1998, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

9568024

Abstract

The field of injury prevention and control is diverse, cross-cutting, and has attracted the efforts of individuals from multiple disciplines. Many types of interventions have been applied in the area on intentional injury, specifically interpersonal violence. The results have been variable with few projects demonstrating scientific efficacy. Among the acknowledged stumbling blocks have been issues of project design, and deficiencies in the incorporation of communities into project development and implementation. This article discusses those elements that are critical to the creation of any community-based violence prevention intervention and offers guidelines for establishing a project's community context.

Language: en