Effects of Individual Intervention for Men in Focused Deterrence Program

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Violence

Age range

18 year–30 year

Sex eligibility

Male

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

UAB

Birmingham, Alabama, 35294, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

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)

Treatment and study plan

Individual intervention

Behavioral

Individual intervention based on a cognitive-behavioral program Reasoning & Rehabilitation

Primary outcomes

Violence

Time frame: 6 months

involvement in violent incidents based on police records and self-report

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Reducing Violence Among High Risk African American Men in Focused Deterrence Program Through Individual Support

Important dates

Study start: 2018
Primary completion: 2020
Study completion: 2020
First posted: Jun 12, 2017
Registry last updated: May 25, 2021

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