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The Birmingham Youth
Violence Study (BYVS) began at UAB in the Autumn of 2000
as a
component of a five-year Youth Violence Center grant from the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that was
supported by the U.S. Congress to establish a National Academic
Center of Excellence Program on Youth Violence. Dr. Michael Windle is the Principal Investigator and the Center Director. He
is also Director of the UAB Center for the Advancement of Youth
Health.
The BYVS will contribute to current knowledge by investigating
the longitudinal patterning and distribution of violent
behaviors among a sample of adolescent boys and girls, while
also considering risk and protective factors associated with the
development of violence over time.
The study seeks to identify major influences (e.g., family,
peers, neighborhood)
associated with health risk behaviors such as aggression,
intentions to use tobacco,
alcohol, and other substance use, and perceptions of school and
neighborhood safety.
The study of these behaviors among
children, starting with 800 ten year olds, will provide the
healthcare community with valuable information to guide future
prevention programs to minimize health risks for children and
adolescents. Distinguishing features to the proposed research
include:
Guided by a lifespan developmental theory, incorporating a multilevel
assessment strategy;
Focused on potential racial and ethnic differences in specific
trajectories of youth violence;
Focused on potential subgroup differences in the risk and protective
factors associated with the above outcomes; Proposes an
inclusive definition of violence and violence-related
behavior among youth; and, Features the inclusion of a
range of risk and protective factors combined with a focus on
youth at high levels of risk for violence.
For any further information
regarding the BYVS study please contact Mark Stribling at (205)
934-1728 or email at
MarkS@UAB.Edu |
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