Mark Edberg, Ph. D. Associate Professor Dept Mark Edberg, Ph.D. Associate Professor Dept. of Prevention and Community Health School of Public Health and Health Services Joint Appointment, Department of Anthropology medberg@gwu.edu sphmce@gwumc.edu (202) 530-2330

Latinos S A F E R Intervention community: Langley Park, MD Seguridad Safety Apoyo Support Familia Family Educacion Education Recursos Resources S A F E R Intervention community: Langley Park, MD Control community: Culmore, VA Does the intervention: Positively impact mediating factors for youth violence? 2) Reduce Latino youth violence and gang involvement?

COMMUNITY MODEL OF VIOLENCE CAUSATION Four FUNNELS contributing to concentrated peer social context where violence is valued Sequential migration, sometimes resulting in alienation from family 2. Lack of understanding about role of school, lack of preparation, language barriers, resulting in alienation from school 3. Community alienated from social services, and internal fragmentation 4. Gang activity, recruitment, and social norms supporting violence

EVALUATION SAFER Latinos is a COMMUNITY intervention – no specific intervention cohort of individuals that can be followed 1. BASELINE and FOLLOWUP community surveys (random cluster sample by apartment building), measuring: mediators of violence as described in the model; attitudes to violence; self-reported involvement in violence and gangs 2, BASELINE and FOLLOWUP focus groups, assessing community perceptions of violence norms, available community support, other issues 3. Community and school VIOLENCE DATA