Abstract
Community mobilization can increase the effective implementation of evidence-based practices (EBPs) in youth violence prevention.
These strategies bring together people and organizations in a community to try to solve or reduce a problem. They help communities
address the challenges of identifying EBPs, disseminating them to local decision-makers, and then implementing and sustaining
them if they are successful. Science-based systems for implementing EBPs such as PROSPER and Communities That Care can help
to integrate this complex work in communities. Further insight about implementing EBPs in youth violence prevention is being
developed through the CDC-funded Academic Centers for Excellence in Youth Violence Prevention. Community mobilization approaches
for seven of these programs are discussed, highlighting successful approaches and challenges encountered.
These strategies bring together people and organizations in a community to try to solve or reduce a problem. They help communities
address the challenges of identifying EBPs, disseminating them to local decision-makers, and then implementing and sustaining
them if they are successful. Science-based systems for implementing EBPs such as PROSPER and Communities That Care can help
to integrate this complex work in communities. Further insight about implementing EBPs in youth violence prevention is being
developed through the CDC-funded Academic Centers for Excellence in Youth Violence Prevention. Community mobilization approaches
for seven of these programs are discussed, highlighting successful approaches and challenges encountered.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Pages 1-12
- DOI 10.1007/s10464-010-9409-7
- Authors
- Thomas E. Backer, Human Interaction Research Institute, 5435 Balboa Blvd., Suite 115, Encino, CA 91316, USA
- Nancy G. Guerra, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA USA
- Journal American Journal of Community Psychology
- Online ISSN 1573-2770
- Print ISSN 0091-0562