NCJ Number
228854
Journal
Aggression and Violent Behavior Volume: 14 Issue: 6 Dated: November/December 2009 Pages: 499-505
Date Published
December 2009
Length
7 pages
Annotation
This study examined resources and principles for youth violence prevention education that have been used for training healthcare professionals in a multicultural context.
Abstract
Findings suggest that culturally responsive youth violence prevention curricula, focused on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI), should target institutions that train health professionals likely to serve AAPI; should promote the professional development of Asian American and Pacific Islander students and enhance all students' comfort in addressing behavioral, social, and cultural concerns; should cover specific issues relevant to AAPIs, including the role of acculturative stress, socioeconomic hardship, and other risk factors that may account for mental health disparities; and should continuously engage researchers, educators, and community stakeholders in cooperatively and creatively applying new knowledge to clinical challenges. General principles are proposed suggesting the education of professionals in a way that will ultimately prevent violence among AAPI youth, such as: using effective curricula that addresses all forms of youth violence (child abuse, intimate partner violence, youth-on-youth violence); providing experiences at all levels of training; emphasizing multidisciplinary collaboration; including clinical applications and other contextual learning; and integrating recurring themes from the youth violence prevention literature. Data were collected from available literature. Table, figure, and references