Preventing Youth Violence Through Building Equitable Communities

Interpersonal or community violence is a long-standing health disparity that disproportionately affects African American youth, and suicide is disproportionately increasing among African American youth. This project evaluates the impact of a multisystemic prevention program designed to reduce health disparities in violence by promoting equity in African American youths' experiences in education systems. This intervention has the potential to reduce morbidity and mortality among African American youth, promote overall quality of life, and reduce the societal costs associated with both interpersonal violence and suicidality.

NCT Number	NCT05639426
Lead Sponsor	University of South Alabama Collaborators: National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Conditions	Suicide, Violence in Adolescence
Enrollment	1,672 participants
Start Date	2022-09-28
Primary Completion	2027-01-31 (estimated)
Study Completion	2027-05-15 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2026-04-14