Neighborhood program to build resilience and reduce youth violence
CE22-013 A community-centered collective efficacy intervention for prevention of community violence
['FUNDING_U01'] · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · NIH-11103124
This project offers a neighborhood program that brings residents together to build resilience, leadership, and shared action to help reduce violence affecting urban adolescents.
Quick facts
| Phase | ['FUNDING_U01'] |
|---|---|
| Study type | Nih_funding |
| Sex | All |
| Sponsor | UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH (nih funded) |
| Locations | 1 site (PITTSBURGH, UNITED STATES) |
| Trial ID | NIH-11103124 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
What this research studies
As a neighbor or parent, you would join community sessions where residents, youth, and leaders talk about what children need to thrive and plan local actions together. Whole neighborhoods are randomly chosen to receive the Community Resiliency Collective Efficacy Intervention (CRCEI) or continue usual activities so outcomes can be compared. The program focuses on building trust, neighborhood leadership, and organizing for social change so people feel more able to look out for each other and prevent violence. The work takes place in several urban, racially segregated neighborhoods in Pittsburgh and builds on a prior SAMHSA-funded local resiliency effort.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Ideal participants are residents, parents, youth, community leaders, and local organizations living in the targeted Pittsburgh neighborhoods who want to help create safer environments.
Not a fit: People who live outside the targeted neighborhoods or cannot participate in community meetings and organizing are unlikely to gain direct benefit from this program.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the program could lower youth exposure to community violence and strengthen neighborhood safety and youth wellbeing.
How similar studies have performed: Some community-organizing and resilience programs have shown promise for reducing violence and improving youth wellbeing, but rigorous randomized trials are limited and this approach is relatively new.
Where this research is happening
PITTSBURGH, UNITED STATES
- UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH — PITTSBURGH, UNITED STATES (ACTIVE)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: MILLER, ELIZABETH — UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH
- Study coordinator: MILLER, ELIZABETH
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.