Changing the Narrative on Firearms Violence: A Community Collaborative Intervention

摘要 凶杀案通常是持枪杀人，是美国10-24岁年轻人的第三大死因， 不成比例地影响非裔美国人和其他少数族裔青年，特别是年轻男性。在该地区 哥伦比亚的暴力犯罪率比2021年上升了28%，凶杀率在2020至2021年间上升了14%， 对社会经济困难社区的影响最大。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内的预防和社区卫生部门 公共卫生学院(GWSPH)与Mint，Inc.，不要开枪，拍摄摄像机，华盛顿特区住房 当局/高地扩建社区中心、总检察长办公室和 枪支暴力预防/积木，提议协作敲定、实施和评估高度 独特的社区一级青年枪支预防干预措施，分两个阶段--发展性UG3阶段 第一阶段，以及UH3第二阶段的实施。拟议中的干预措施名为“改变对 枪支暴力“涉及一种独特的、理论驱动的努力，以开发和传播具有以下特点的多种媒体 替代的、非暴力的身份轨迹，通过 社区支持流程。具体地说，拟议的项目将：1)在所有阶段与CLIF- VP作为合作协议；2)在第一阶段(UG3)，进行形成性研究以最终确定干预措施 要素，包括确定潜在的非暴力身份和品牌属性，以及确定 主要社区沟通渠道；敲定社区督导委员会的组成；以及 开发/试行测试数据收集工具和协议；3)在第二阶段，实施 干预，收集社区青年样本中的基线和两轮跟踪调查数据12- 16和每个接受调查的青少年的父母/监护人，收集定性数据以了解干预效果， 通过CLIF-VP分析数据、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.