Watson-Thompson Jomella, Fawcett Stephen B, Schultz Jerry A
University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045, USA.
Am J Prev Med. 2008 Mar;34(3 Suppl):S72-81. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2007.12.016.
In community mobilization to prevent youth violence, local people take action to create conditions under which youth are healthy and safe. This manuscript outlines a framework for supporting and evaluating community mobilization to promote healthy youth development as an approach to preventing youth violence. The framework highlights 12 key community processes to facilitate change and improvement. A descriptive case study of the Ivanhoe Neighborhood Council Youth Project (INCYP) is used to illustrate the application of this framework in an inner-city, predominantly African-American neighborhood in Kansas City, Missouri. Data are presented on community change (i.e., new or modified programs, policies, and practices) facilitated by the INCYP between 2001 and 2003, as an intermediate measure used to assess the mobilization effort. The INCYP facilitated 26 community changes during the project period, and was an effective catalyst for mobilizing the community to support change in outcomes and conditions that support healthy youth development. This case study suggests the importance of early and ongoing engagement of youth as change agents in the community mobilization effort.
在社区动员预防青少年暴力方面，当地居民采取行动创造条件，使青少年健康且安全。本手稿概述了一个支持和评估社区动员的框架，以促进青少年健康发展作为预防青少年暴力的一种方法。该框架突出了12个关键的社区过程，以促进变革和改进。对艾芬豪社区委员会青年项目（INCYP）进行的描述性案例研究，用于说明该框架在密苏里州堪萨斯城一个以非裔美国人为主的市中心社区中的应用。呈现了2001年至2003年期间由INCYP推动的社区变革（即新的或修改的项目、政策和做法）的数据，作为用于评估动员工作的一项中间措施。在项目期间，INCYP推动了26项社区变革，并且是动员社区支持改变成果以及支持青少年健康发展的条件的有效催化剂。该案例研究表明，让青少年作为变革推动者尽早并持续参与社区动员工作具有重要意义。
