SynthesisClinical child and family psychology review2020
Psychological Intervention and Prevention Programs for Child and Adolescent Exposure to Community Violence: A Systematic Review.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- A systematic review and equity analysis of school-based violence prevention interventions evaluated in randomised controlled trials.BMC public health · 2026Pooled it
- Heterogeneity in Callous-Unemotional Traits: Early Temperamental and Environmental Risk Factors in a High-Risk Sample.Clinical psychological science : a journal of the Association for Psychological Science · 2026Article
- Local Violence as an Environmental Exposure with Increasing Relevance under Climate Change: A Conceptual Framework.Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine · 2026Review
- Adverse Childhood Experiences Underlie Race-Related Differences in Neural Reactivity to Stress.Behavioural neurology · 2026Article
- Malleable and Static Risk Factors Associated with Boys' Patterns of Interpersonal Violence: A Latent Class Analysis.Journal of interpersonal violence · 2025Article
- Are school-based violence prevention interventions inclusive and effective for children with disabilities? A systematic review of global evidence.EClinicalMedicine · 2025Article
- Association between community violence exposure and teen parental firearm ownership: data from a nationally representative study.Injury epidemiology · 2024Article
- Drama Therapy for Children and Adolescents with Psychosocial Problems: A Systemic Review on Effects, Means, Therapeutic Attitude, and Supposed Mechanisms of Change.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Media Exposure to Climate Change, Anxiety, and Efficacy Beliefs in a Sample of Italian University Students.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Exposure to community violence and depressive symptoms: Examining community, family, and peer effects among public housing youth.Health & place · 2021Article
- Identifying and managing infectious disease syndemics in patients with HIV.Current opinion in HIV and AIDS · 2020Review
- Using latent transition analysis to evaluate the impact of perceived threats on emotional and behavioral development.Child developmentArticle
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Abstract
The purpose of this article is to systematically review the existing literature regarding intervention and prevention programs that ameliorate the negative effects of exposure to community violence (ECV) on children and adolescents. Using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review (PRISMA) Guidelines, we conducted a systematic review of the literature aimed at providing a synthesis of the extant Randomized Control Trials (RCT) and peer-reviewed empirical literature on intervention and prevention programs for those affected by ECV. Nine randomized controlled trials were identified: seven studies with elementary school students in the USA, one study with elementary school students in Colombia, and one study with middle school students in the USA. Most trials compared intervention and no-treatment control groups; three studies compared active interventions. The intervention and prevention trials conducted in school settings in the USA showed most impact on reducing internalizing and PTSD symptoms. The evidence base of intervention and prevention programs for child and adolescent exposure to community violence is very limited. This systematic review synthesizes extant evidence of the effectiveness of intervention programs in reducing internalizing and externalizing symptoms, PTSD, exposure to community violence, and in enhancing academic performance. More studies are needed to provide a better understanding of how interventions might ameliorate the adverse consequences of exposure to community violence.
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