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ArticlePrevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research2024

The Impact of the Communities that Care Approach in Reducing Violence and Crime Within an Urban, High-Burden Community.

Deborah Gorman-Smith, Rachel C Garthe, Michael E Schoeny, Franklin N Cosey-Gay, Chris Harris, C Hendricks Brown, Juan A Villamar

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Article in Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Early Effects of Communities That Care on System Transformation: a Non-randomized Community Trial in Germany.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2026
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  2. Addressing Structural Factors to Prevent Youth Violence Through a Multisector Collaborative Approach.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2026
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  3. The Public Health Approach to Preventing Community Violence.Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974) · 2025
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7 authors.

Deborah Gorman-SmithCrown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice, University of Chicago, Chicago, USA.
Rachel C GartheSchool of Social Work, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1010 W. Nevada St, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA. rcgarthe@illinois.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-4954-0484
Michael E SchoenyDepartment of Community, Systems and Mental Health Nursing, Rush University College of Nursing, Chicago, USA.
Franklin N Cosey-GayViolence Recovery Program, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, USA.
Chris HarrisBright Star Community Outreach & Bright Star Church, Chicago, USA.
C Hendricks BrownFeinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, USA.
Juan A VillamarFeinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, USA.

Funding

CDC HHS 3U01CE003239-01NCIPC CDC HHS U01 CE002712
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Community violence and crime are significant public health problems with serious and lasting effects on young people, families, and communities. This violence and crime have significant ripple effects, affecting not just those who are directly physically injured, but also those who witness violent episodes, those who have friends or loved ones killed or injured, and those who must everyday navigate streets that they know have been frequent sites of serious violence and crime. The current study presents evidence of the impact that a data-driven, collective impact approach - the Communities that Care prevention system - can have on violence and crime outcomes within a large urban, high-burden community. Established as one of the national Youth Violence Prevention Centers (YVPC) funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Chicago Center for Youth Violence Prevention is among the first to implement the CTC approach in a large, urban community. The current study's findings show reductions in violence (i.e., aggravated assaults and robberies) in the Bronzeville community, compared to similar communities in Chicago.

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CrimeUrban PopulationViolenceAdolescentChicagoFemaleHumansMaleCommunities that CareCommunity violenceCrimeUrbanViolence prevention

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