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SAFER Latinos: a community partnership to address contributing factors for Latino youth violence.
Prog Community Health Partnersh
December 2010
George Washington University, School of Public Health and Health Services Department of Prevention and Community Health, USA.
Background: This paper describes a multilevel youth violence prevention effort called SAFER Latinos (Seguridad, Apoyo, Familia, Educacion, y Recursos), a collaboration between The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services (GWU) and two key Latino community organizations.
Objectives: To implement and evaluate an intervention addressing factors within the social ecology of an immigrant Latino community.
Methods: The intervention includes (1) Social promotores for family outreach and problem resolution; (2) Youth peer advocates at the high school level; (3) a drop-in center with support services for families and youth; and (4) community events, capacity building, and messages.