2023
Trusted residents and housing assistance to decrease violence exposure in New Haven (TRUE HAVEN): a strengths-based and community-driven stepped-wedge intervention to reduce gun violence
Tong G, Spell V, Horton N, Thornhill T, Keene D, Montgomery C, Spiegelman D, Wang E, Roy B. Trusted residents and housing assistance to decrease violence exposure in New Haven (TRUE HAVEN): a strengths-based and community-driven stepped-wedge intervention to reduce gun violence. BMC Public Health 2023, 23: 1545. PMID: 37580653, PMCID: PMC10426138, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-023-15997-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsExposure to ViolenceGun ViolenceHumansMental Health ServicesProspective StudiesPublic HousingConceptsGun violenceHousing assistanceStructural racismHousing stabilityViolence exposureMulti-level interventionsCommunity gun violenceMulti-stakeholder coalitionsRental assistance programsCommunity-based organizationsHousing supportPolicy changesFinancial educationStable housingBeing of individualsViolenceTarget neighborhoodsCommunity membersNew HavenNeighborhood ratesAssistance programsOrganization leadersRacismHavenNeighborhood
2020
Building community resilience to prevent and mitigate community impact of gun violence: conceptual framework and intervention design
Wang EA, Riley C, Wood G, Greene A, Horton N, Williams M, Violano P, Brase RM, Brinkley-Rubinstein L, Papachristos AV, Roy B. Building community resilience to prevent and mitigate community impact of gun violence: conceptual framework and intervention design. BMJ Open 2020, 10: e040277. PMID: 33040016, PMCID: PMC7552873, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-040277.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity-led interventionsGun violenceCommunity assetsQualitative interviewsCommunity-based system dynamicsCommunity gun violenceConceptual frameworkNatural disaster preparednessQualitative interview guideCommunity resilienceBuilding resilienceViolenceMan-made disastersCommunity impactDisaster preparednessMultiple sectorsBroader communitySocial networksCommunity presentationsInterview guideCommunityStudy findingsInterviewsResearch teamInvestigation Committee