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Safe and Successful Youth Initiative – WestEd Safe and Successful Youth Initiative Safe and Successful Youth Initiative Applying a statewide community strategy to eliminate violence among young people. Youth violence in the United States is a contributing factor in firearms-related injuries becoming the number one cause of death among all children and adolescents in 2020.
Gun violence costs this country billions of dollars annually and leads to a myriad of harmful individual, interpersonal, and community outcomes. The Safe and Successful Youth Initiative (SSYI) started in 2011 as a multifaceted, community-based strategy that, in partnership with law enforcement, uses a public health approach to eliminate lethal and nonlethal violence among young people at the highest risk for violence.
SSYI is operated within the Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS), supporting 14 cities across the state and serving nearly 2,000 participants ages 17 to 24 annually. AIR and WestEd have served as the statewide evaluator for the initiative since SSYI’s inception, producing numerous products that demonstrate SSYI’s effectiveness as a statewide approach to violence prevention.
State-Level Interest Holders: SSYI and its related evaluations provide a model for state-level policymakers and stakeholders committed to developing and assessing similar community violence strategies.
Community Violence Intervention (CVI) Researchers: Researchers focused on community violence intervention who are building the evidence base for CVI strategies Funders: Organizations and individuals seeking evidence-based information to guide their funding strategies for community violence interventions WestEd and AIR have conducted several evaluation studies that demonstrate the following: Youth-level reductions in recidivism and violent crime City-level reductions in violent crime Meaningful changes in the lives of participants, decreasing their likelihood of future involvement with violence and improving their prospects for well-being Cost savings of $5.
10 for every dollar invested in SSY Trevor Fronius, PhD, is a criminologist and nationally recognized expert in research related to community violence and school safety. Over the past 16 years, his work has focused on critical public safety issues, including law enforcement safety and well-being, juvenile and adult corrections, diversion and reentry, community violence prevention, school safety, and system-impact youth.
The Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) More Related to This Project Research insights and stories designed to inform, engage, and inspire.
Bridging the Gap Between Correctional Education and Careers Safe Schools and Communities Through Evidence-Informed Decision-Making How Schools and Districts Are Taking Action on Student Health and Well-Being Building Evidence on What Works for School Safety National Bullying Prevention Month: Interview With Dr. Trevor Fronius of the WestEd Justice & Prevention Research Center Restorative Justice: An Alternative to Traditional Punishment Discover More About Our Impact Browse our high-quality publications and resources designed to inform and engage professionals in a variety of fields including K–12 education, early childhood, and health and justice.
Safe and Successful Youth Initiative (SSYI) Evaluation: 2018–19 Final Programmatic Report Strategies to Prevent Urban Violence: A Companion Report to the SSYI Evidence and Implementation Review What Works to Prevent Urban Violence Among Proven Risk Young Men? Safe and Successful Youth Initiative (SSYI)... Join WestEd at the 2023 American Society of...
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