Effects of Individual Intervention for Men in Focused Deterrence Program
| Status: | Recruiting |
|---|---|
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - 30 |
| Updated: | 1/23/2019 |
| Start Date: | March 1, 2018 |
| End Date: | December 1, 2019 |
| Contact: | Sylvie Mrug, PhD |
| Email: | smrug@uab.edu |
| Phone: | 2059759462 |
Reducing Violence Among High Risk African American Men in Focused Deterrence Program Through Individual Support
This project will implement and evaluate a community-based intervention to improve individual
outcomes in violence-related injuries and homicide. Young African American men participating
in a focused deterrence program (the Birmingham Violence Reduction Initiative, BVRI) will be
randomized to receive an additional individual intervention based on the cognitive-behavioral
Reasoning and Rehabilitation program.
outcomes in violence-related injuries and homicide. Young African American men participating
in a focused deterrence program (the Birmingham Violence Reduction Initiative, BVRI) will be
randomized to receive an additional individual intervention based on the cognitive-behavioral
Reasoning and Rehabilitation program.
Inclusion Criteria:
- African American male identified as at high risk for violence by the Birmingham
Violence Reduction Initiative
Exclusion Criteria:
- Mental retardation, serious mental illness (eg, psychosis)
We found this trial at
1
site
