ThrYve supports a community-level approach to prevent youth violence by empowering youth and families to thrive by providing a safe and supportive environment for our youth and families to flourish. We work closely with youth and community members to provide a collaborative network of youth opportunities, including programs, training and outreach efforts that collectively help to reduce youth violence and promote more equitable conditions, particularly for the youth of racial and ethnic identities.
There are over 40 community partners across 14 sectors of the community that collaborate to support the mission and represent various sectors including neighborhood organizations, faith-based organizations, government, law enforcement, media, schools, social service agencies, parents, youth, and more. Through our framework that includes six project components, our community partners work collaboratively to implement both community and individual-level strategies to support youth and empower them to positively develop in a safe community.
This research was supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Office of Minority Health of the Department of Human Services with awards U01CE00337 (CDC), YEPMP170096 (OMH). There has been local funding and support for implementation by the Unified Government of Wyandotte County Health Department and the Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools.
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To empower youth to be hopeful and thrive by connecting youth and families to opportunities that foster resiliency and success through coordinated systems and engaged communities of support.
Empowered Youth Thriving and Prospering in a Safe Community
To improve youth outcomes by coordinating community efforts to reduce risk and increase protective factors that prevent youth violence.
When addressing violence prevention, we look at the dynamics between personal and environmental factors. A socio-ecological approach identifies risk and protective factors across multiple levels including the individual, interpersonal, school, …
ThrYve uses a positive youth development (PYD) approach that focuses on building the strength and resiliency of youth through engagement in productive environments and activities. Since most risks associated with …
ThrYve promotes through ongoing collaborations with community partners to provide a network of support for youth and families. As a multi-component approach, ThrYve works comprehensively to reduce risk factors and …
A key component of community-based participatory research is the documentation and evaluation of community change efforts through collaboration with community partners. The ThrYve program is evaluated by the University of …
ThrYve is a multi-level youth violence prevention program that supports both universal and targeted strategies to support youth and their families. ThrYve uses a collaborative approach to address social determinants or underlying factors related to youth violence. At the community-level, ThrYve supports strategies including a systems advisory board involving cross-sector collaboration with over 40 partners; youth violence prevention and intervention programs in the school, hospital, and neighborhood; and, a coordination menu of out-of-school-time supports. At the individual-level, ThrYve provides educational supports including tutoring and college readiness activities; curriculum programming for leadership and life skills development; and family and parent engagement.
ThrYve Collaborative Quarterly Meeting Highlights Youth Leadership and Community Action The September ThrYve Collaborative Quarterly Meeting brought together youth, community members, and partners to celebrate accomplishments, share updates, and look …
A recent article, A Comprehensive Community Approach to Preventing Youth Gun Violence: A Longitudinal Study of the ThrYve Initiative, was published in the Youth Journal. The article examines the impact …
A highlight of our June ThrYve Systems and Youth Collaborative meeting was celebrating the accomplishments of youth involved in ThrYve Change Lever Projects. Throughout the year, young people identified issues …
