Youth Development Projects & Resources from LA Net
Knox, L. Individualizing Community Assessment through Community-Researcher Collaboration. The LHA Readiness to Change Experience. The Aspen Institute. 2003.
Knox, L., Bracho, A., Sanchez, J., Vasques, M., Hahn, G., Monserrate-Sanders, P., & Jose Kampfner, C. Youth as change agents in distressed immigrant communities: A youth promotor program to reduce violence and improve well-being based on Paulo Freire’s theories of Intervention. Community Youth Development Journal Dated: Fall 2005 Pages: 19-28.
Knox, L., & Spivak, H. What Health Professionals Should Know. Core Competencies for Effective Practice in Youth Violence Prevention. 2005 Journal of Preventive Medicine. Vol 29. Issue 5. Supplement 2. 191-199.
Knox, L. The Ecology of Resilience in the Inner City. 1999. Dissertation.
Resources
Published by the American Medical Association, this toolkit provides a variety of resources for PCPs and others to aid in early detection and response to youth violence. Topics covered include safe firearm storage, gun violence, bullying, dating violence and others. Also Available in Spanish
Also in Spanish
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A curriculum aimed at helping providers reduce risk for violent reinjury and retaliation among youths admitted for violence-related injuries
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A review of approaches to reduce risk of violent reinjury and retaliatory violence among violently injured youths.
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Joan Serra Hoffman, Lyndee Knox, and Robert Cohen, Editors
An edited book showcasing successful violence prevention programs in South Africa, Iraq, Haiti, Jamaica Israel, Singapore, Australia, Ireland, Columbia and the U.S.
