The structural violence of white supremacy: Addressing root causes to prevent youth violence

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Background

Despite a wealth of data indicating violence as a leading cause of injury and death among youth ages 10 to 24—with a disproportionate burden on Black youth (CDC, 2012)—there is a dearth of information about the true social burden of violence on the most impacted populations. Research suggests that violence and exposure to violence have broad, negative psychological effects, with significant numbers of Black youth reporting hopelessness and the belief that they might not live to adulthood (

Evidence from Louisville, KY

The University of Louisville Youth Violence Prevention Research Center (YVPRC) is one of five centers nationally funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to partner with communities to implement and evaluate community- and systems-level interventions. Ideology heavily influences the outer layers of social ecology and is reinforced by collective narratives held by society. Narratives influence how people interpret and navigate their physical and social environments. In many

Ethical statement

All data collection for the research described was reviewed and approved by the Institutional Review Board at the University of Louisville (protocol 15.0910).

Acknowledgments

The research described in this manuscript was funded through the Youth Violence Prevention Centers program by Cooperative Agreement CE002711 with the National Center for Injury Control and Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The views are expressly those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the CDC nor the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.

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