Effects of Individual Intervention for Men in Focused Deterrence Program

University of Alabama at Birmingham60 enrolled

Overview

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.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Violence

Interventions

Individual interventionBEHAVIORAL

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

Eligibility

Sex: MALEMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 30 Years

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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)

Locations (1)

UAB

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Violence

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

Time frame: 6 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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