Changing the Narrative on Firearms Violence: A Community Collaborative Intervention

摘要 在美国，杀人，通常是用枪支杀人，是10-24岁年轻人的第三大死因， 对非洲裔美国人和其他少数民族青年，特别是年轻男性造成严重影响。全区 在哥伦比亚，暴力犯罪比2021年增加了28%，2020年至2021年期间杀人率上升了14%， 在社会经济困难的社区中影响最大。为了解决这一严重的公共卫生问题， 乔治华盛顿大学米尔肯研究所的预防和社区卫生部 公共卫生学院（GWSPH），与薄荷公司，不要开枪，拍摄相机，DC住房 管理局/高地社区中心，总检察长的DC办公室，和DC办公室 枪支暴力预防/积木，建议合作完成，实施和评估一个高度 独特的，社区一级的青年枪支预防干预分为两个阶段-发展UG 3阶段 第一，UH 3第二阶段的实施。拟议中的干预，所谓的“改变叙述， 枪支暴力”涉及一个独特的，理论驱动的努力，开发和传播多种媒体， 替代性的，非暴力的身份轨迹，通过一个 社区支持过程。具体而言，拟议项目将：1）在所有阶段与CLIF合作- VP作为合作协议; 2）在第一阶段（UG 3），进行形成性研究以最终确定干预措施 要素，包括识别潜在的非暴力身份和品牌属性， 关键的社区沟通渠道;最终确定社区指导委员会的组成;以及 开发/试点测试数据收集工具和协议; 3）在第二阶段， 进行干预，在12岁以下青年社区样本中收集基线和两轮后续调查数据， 16和每个被调查青年的父母/监护人，收集定性数据以了解干预效果， 分析数据，通过CLIF-VP共享数据和结果，并与 社区合作伙伴和CLIF-VP。

ABSTRACT Homicide, typically with a firearm, is the third leading cause of death for young people ages 10-24 in the U.S., disproportionally affecting African-American and other minority youth, particularly young males. In the District of Columbia, violent crime is up 28% from 2021, and homicide rates rose 14% between 2020 and 2021, with the highest impact in socioeconomically challenged communities. To address this serious public health issue, the Prevention and Community Health Department within the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health (GWSPH), together with Mint, Inc., Don’t Shoot Guns, Shoot Cameras, DC Housing Authority/Highlands Addition Community Center, the DC Office of the Attorney General, and the DC Office on Gun Violence Prevention/Building Blocks, propose to collaboratively finalize, implement and evaluate a highly unique, community-level youth firearms prevention intervention in two phases – a developmental UG3 Phase One, and an implementation UH3 Phase Two. The proposed intervention, called “Changing the Narrative on Firearms Violence,” involves a unique, theory-driven effort to develop and disseminate multiple media featuring alternative, non-violent identity trajectories, with actualization of those trajectories facilitated through a community support process. Specifically, the proposed project will: 1) Collaborate in all phases with the CLIF- VP as a cooperative agreement; 2) In Phase One (UG3), conduct formative research to finalize intervention elements, including identification of potential non-violent identity and branding attributes and identification of key community communication channels; finalize composition of the Community Steering Committee; and development/pilot testing of data collection instruments and protocols; 3) In Phase Two, implement the intervention, collect baseline and two rounds of follow-up survey data in a community sample of youth ages12- 16 and a parent/guardian for each surveyed youth, collect qualitative data to understand intervention effects, analyze the data, share data and results through the CLIF-VP, and disseminate results in collaboration with community partners and the CLIF-VP.