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 ResearchConceptsGun 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
2016
Spatial Stigma and Health in Postindustrial Detroit
Graham LF, Padilla MB, Lopez WD, Stern AM, Peterson J, Keene DE. Spatial Stigma and Health in Postindustrial Detroit. Community Health Equity Research & Policy 2016, 36: 105-113. PMID: 26833796, DOI: 10.1177/0272684x15627800.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpatial stigmaLatina/oCommunity-based organizationsPostindustrial DetroitSense of selfParticipants' framingDiverse gendersBody of researchSexual identityParticipants' narrativesDisadvantaged youthReputational qualitiesDetroit residentsStructural conditionsDaily experiencesFramingCommon themesStigmaCityNarrativesAfrican AmericansDetroitExperiencePlaceParticular area