School-Based Youth Development Programs

Audience

Strategy

Youth development program approaches may vary, but typically include a structured curriculum with skill-building activities delivered during school time or by community organizations out of school time to middle or high school-aged students. Curricula are designed to address attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors related to the use of violence. Some curricula target youth with known gang involvement or a history of gun-related criminal activity. Some programs include components for adult caregivers. Youth development programs are the most effective when they are tailored to the needs and priorities of the audience.

Specific programs and implementation sites:

The Broader Urban Involvement and Leadership Development (BUILD) program
Broward Comprehensive Universal Reduction of Violence, Broward County, FL
El Rancho Project Safety Net, Pico Rivera, CA
Know the Signs

Helpful resources and citations:

What is School-Based Violence Prevention

Primary implementing agency:

Community Organizations

Potential partnering agencies:

Schools

Links to evaluation evidence:

The Peacemakers Program, Promising
Project BUILD, Effective

PSN Pillars

Community Engagement

Prevention and Intervention

Comprehensive Gun Violence Reduction Strategies

Consent to Search and Seize Program

Gun Buy-Back or Turn-In Programs

Gun Courts

Gun Dealer Records Maintenance

Gun Licensing

Gun Violence Prevention Hotlines

Gunshot Detection Technology

Homicide Investigations and Prosecutions Assessment – PSN Resource

Homicide Review Commissions

Hospital-Policing Partnerships

Identifying and Responding to Chronic Offenders

Lost/Stolen Gun Reporting

Mentoring

Individually Focused

National Instant Criminal Background Check System Denials Investigations

Neighborhood Engagement Units

Parent/Guardian Counseling

Individually Focused

Parent/Guardian Counseling

Individually Focused

Police-Community Liaison

Public Awareness Campaigns

Regulating Bulk Firearm Purchases

Promote Safe Storage of Firearms

Problem-Oriented Policing

Search and Seize Policy – Domestic Violence

Street Outreach Workers

Community-based Violence Intervention (CVI)

Survivors Empowered Rapid Response Team

Universal Background Checks

Local Government Agencies

Youth Counseling

Cure Violence

Community-based Violence Intervention (CVI)

Extreme Risk Protection Orders

Lethality Assessment Instruments

Credible Messenger Program

Community-based Violence Intervention (CVI)

Comprehensive Youth Violence Prevention Programs

Individually Focused

Focused Deterrence

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School-Based Youth Development Programs

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