Created with a five-year grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in September 2005 as an Academic Research Center of Excellence (ACE), the Center aims to reduce and prevent youth violence by creating and supporting positive environments for youth and families in Baltimore City.
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 The Center aims to capture media reports, including radio reports and other field reports highlighting the seriousness of youth violence in addition to current efforts aimed at reducing violence in Baltimore City. The Center collaborates with WYPR, a local newstation that provides both on-air and online news content. The new radio series, Growing Up in Baltimore, begins this Fall.
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 On September 8th, Dr. Robert Balfanz spoke with Marc Steiner as part of an ongoing series of stories with Urbanite Magazine addressing the problem of truancy in schools. Robert Balfanz is a researcher at the Johns Hopkins Center for Social Organization of Schools (CSOS). He is also associate director of the Talent Development Middle and High School Project, which used CSOS research to start a school designed to help more students graduate from high school. You can read Marc's interview with Dr. Balfanz on the Urbanite website.
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A partnership between the Baltimore City Health Department and Living Communities, Safe Streets is modeled after Chicago’s Cease-Fire Program, which aims to reduce shootings among the 14-25 age group in Baltimore City.
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The Center has compiled a vast array of resources and links to websites containing useful information on the prevention of youth violence and positive youth development. Click here for information on youth advocacy, bullying, re-entry programs and more.
| | An audience award winner for best documentary at the 2003 SXSW Film Festival, “Girl Hood” looks at the lives of two troubled teens who must convince authorities and themselves that they are ready to return to their community after being incarcerated at the Waxter Juvenile Detention Center in Baltimore. Click here to listen to a one-on-one uncut interview with Shanae, a featured teen who was incarcerated at age 12 for fatally stabbling a classmate. |
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