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Oppression and empowerment: perceptions of violence among urban youth
Author(s) -
AndresHyman Raquel C.,
Forrester Alice,
AcharaAbrahams Ijeoma,
Lauricella Mary Lou,
Rowe Michael
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of community and applied social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.042
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1099-1298
pISSN - 1052-9284
DOI - 10.1002/casp.907
Subject(s) - empowerment , oppression , youth empowerment , mental health , perception , sociology , community based participatory research , criminology , poison control , suicide prevention , psychology , public relations , participatory action research , political science , medicine , psychiatry , environmental health , politics , neuroscience , anthropology , law
Youth violence in the United States has emerged as a major concern for communities, policymakers and community researchers. This paper reports on the efforts of a child mental health clinic to build a community consensus around addressing violence that affects youth and all members of the community. We describe and give case examples regarding our approach to acquiring the perspectives of the community, particularly that of youth, discuss key themes and implications that emerged from our work, and offer preliminary recommendations for designing a youth violence prevention initiative in a disenfranchised community. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.