Supporting a community-based participatory evaluation approach to violence prevention in Kansas City

Jomella Watson-Thompson; Marvia D Jones; Jeffrey D Colvin; Tracie McClendon-Cole; Daniel J Schober; Anthony M Johnson

doi:10.1080/10852352.2013.788342

Supporting a community-based participatory evaluation approach to violence prevention in Kansas City

Jomella Watson-Thompson, Marvia D Jones, Jeffrey D Colvin, Tracie McClendon-Cole, Daniel J Schober, Anthony M Johnson

College of Science and Health (CSH)

University of Kansas

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Abstract

Disparities in rates of firearm-related homicide exist for some segments of the population and by geographic area. There are interrelated factors across multiple social-ecological levels that increase the risk of violence for some individuals and groups, which may suggest the importance of comprehensive community intervention approaches for addressing violence. Participatory approaches can aid in the implementation of community interventions by engaging community and researcher partners in collaboratively addressing community-identified concerns. The purpose of the present study is to demonstrate the application of a participatory evaluation framework used to support the Aim4Peace Violence Prevention Project in Kansas City, Missouri. The study presents data from the second year of program implementation to examine the contributions of the program in addressing violence.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	155-66
Number of pages	12
Journal	Journal of Prevention and Intervention in the Community
Volume	41
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/10852352.2013.788342
State	Published - 2013

Keywords

Community Networks
Community-Based Participatory Research
Humans
Missouri
Program Development
Program Evaluation
Urban Population
Violence/prevention & control

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