What is it about?
What role does the community play in helping Black boys and young men heal and thrive after experiencing violence? This paper discusses findings from conversations with community stakeholders about opportunities at the community level to encourage resilience and barriers within the city that make it difficult to promote resilience in Black boys and young men navigating life after experiencing violence.
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Why is it important?
Community violence exposure can negatively impact almost every aspect of the life for young Black males. As communities and cities search for ways to reduce and prevent violence, identifying ways to promote resilience is necessary for lowering and avoiding the negative effects of exposure to violence. Findings from this paper can provide a sense of direction of how cities and communities can improve the well-being of Black boys and young men and encourage them to heal, cope, and thrive after traumatic experiences with violence.
Perspectives
It is our hope that this article draws attention to the need for social transformation and community-level support to help Black boys and young men achieve positive outcomes after being exposed to violence. Combatting community violence and its ripple effects is a community and systemic effort.
Indya Walker
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
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This page is a summary of: “Resilience looks like me”: Community stakeholder perspectives on resilience in Black boys and young men exposed to community violence., American Psychologist, November 2024, American Psychological Association (APA),
DOI: 10.1037/amp0001343.
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