Gun violence is the most pressing public safety problem in US cities. We report results from
a randomized controlled trial (N= 2,456) of a community-researcher partnership called the …

Cities across the country have increasingly turned toward community violence interventions
(CVI) to address community safety without relying on criminal legal strategies. This article …

Exposure to firearm violence is widespread and disproportionately experienced by
communities of color, with implications for broad health disparities. Survey data were …

Several psychological factors are discussed in relation to teachers' emotional labor (EL).
Ecological systems theory (EST) is used in relation to the role of emotional intelligence (EI) …

The COVID-19 pandemic has perhaps been the defining event worldwide in the 21st
century, impacting all people and all facets of life. The consequences of the pandemic have …

This study investigates the relationship between firearm violence exposure and functional
health among Black adults in the United States (US). We examined associations between …

Community violence intervention (CVI) programs are civilian-led, locally oriented efforts that
center around street intervention work, which involves proactive community engagement of …

This essay establishes a conceptual framework to understand how direct, secondar and
community exposures to gun violence converge to influence population health. Our …

Communities impacted by homicide endure profound loss and trauma, yet the voices of
those intimately acquainted with navigating its aftermath are often overlooked and …

The racial and spatial concentration of homicides coupled with the low levels of protection,
safety, and accountability afforded to surviving family, friends, and community members …