Youth ALIVE! Research Papers
Gun Tracing
Youth ALIVE!'s article on The Supply and Demand for Guns to Juveniles: Oakland's Gun Tracing Project was published in the Journal of Urban Health, December, 2005.
Caught in the Crossfire
Results from a follow-up study demonstrating similar results were published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons in November 2007. Benefits of a Hospital-Based Peer Intervention Program for Violently Injured Youth (Shibru D. et al).
"Calhoun & Becker: Caught in the Crossfire: Closing the Revolving Door of Youth Violence" is a chapter on the Caught in the Crossfire program in Youth Violence Interventions for Health Care Providers, APHA Press 2008 Robert D. Ketterlinus, PhD, Editor.
Academic Publications about Youth ALIVE!
NCCD (National Council on Crime and Delinquency) California Cities Gang Prevention Network Bulletin No. 17, December 2009, Caught in the Crossfire: What are Hospital-Based Youth Violence Intervention Programs (Wolf A).
Current Health, March 2, 2009: Gang Grief: Pushing Back Against Violence That Hurts Teens and Communities
American Journal of Nursing, February 2003: Gang Members in the ED (Grossman V & McNair M).
Lifeline: A Publication of the California Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians, November 2002: Caught in the Crossfire: Youth ALIVE! Breaks the Cycle of Violence in ED Trauma Victims (Durston B).
Reinjury Prevention for Youth Presenting with Violence-related Injuries: A Training Curriculum for Trauma Centers, Rebecca Cunningham, MD and Lyndee Knox, PhD. This manual serves as an introduction to youth violence for health care professionals working in trauma centers. It identifies methods to reduce the likelihood of youths presenting with violence related injuries from suffering future injuries, or engaging in retaliatory violence upon discharge.