Paulette Hines

2000-2001, HD40047-02 National Institutes of Health, (Hines, P.), A Culture Based Model for youth Violence Risk-Reduction
The project examines the impact of a two-pronged Violence Risk Reduction model on violent behavior and victimization as compared with no-intervention and also compares the effectiveness of the violence intervention in a high-risk environment. A second goal of the study is to determine the cultural acceptability of the intervention with non African American youth. Fidelity of implementation will also be evaluated. The analysis involves testing different baseline co-variates that may mediate intervention effects over time.

1999-2004, $3,979,357, RO1 HD38443-01 (Jemmott, J.B. III), National Institute of Health, National Institute of Child and Human Development, National Institute of Mental Health, The Generalizability of HIV Risk Reduction Strategies. The project seeks to test the generalizability of abstinence and safer sex interventions across several dimensions, including ethnicity of participants (African American vs. Latino), and type of outcome measure (self-reported behavior vs. clinically documented sexually transmitted diseases.

1985-2002, $6,924,299, #97000396 (Hines, P.) NJ Department of Education, New Jersey Youth Corps
The major goal of this program is to reduce poverty and related, negative health, social and personal consequences through the involvement of high school drop-outs in a multi-service, second chance program which emphasized attitude readjustment, attainment of a high school diploma, employability skills training, work experience and health promotion.

RECENT PAST

1997-2001, National Institute of Mental Health, Phase IV Trial of an HIV Risk-Reduction Intervention (R01-MH55442-01 A3), (Jemmott, J.B.III)
The project tests the effects of the Be Proud Be Responsible HIV Risk-Reduction intervention when implemented by community based organizations (CBOs) and determines whether variations in the intensity of training CBOs influence the effects of the intervention of adolescent outcomes, and on fidelity of intervention implementation.

1993-2000, $1,554,589, NJ Dept. of Education/Dept. of Human Services, AmeriCorps-Peacekeepers, (Hines, P.), #97000437 The goal of this project has been to design and evaluate a multi-faceted school-based violence prevention program. A cadre of community residence receive intensive training to implement mediation, conflict management, and intensive violence prevention training with youth and their parents.

1992-199, NICHD, $6,924,299, Reducing Risk Behaviors Among Black Youth, (#U01 HD30145-05). (Jemmott, J.B.III)
This project sought to identify comprehensive, effective, theoretically based, culturally sensitive behavioral interventions to reduce risk of violence-related injury and death, sexually transmitted disease (STD), and unintended pregnancy among 1,100 African American and Latino 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students.

1998-2000, $87,000, 99-158-CHS-00 & 00-359-CHS-5-0, NJ Dept. of Health & Senior Services, Comprehensive Violence Prevention Project, 99-158-CHS-5-0. The goal of this initiative is to design, implement, and establish the effectiveness of a theory-based, culturally sensitive, multi-faceted model for youth violence prevention that can be replicted in other school/community settings.

1998-2000, $24,567, RT300, Violence Institute of NJ at UMDNJ - UBHC, RT3001 (Hines, P.), Multifaceted Violence Prevention Project, The specific objectives of this project were to 1) evaluate the effectiveness of a multi-service model designed to reduce the incidence of violent behavior among adolescents; and 2) Identify practices supportive of long-term maintenance and replication in other school settings.

1998-2000, $14,674, RT1953 & RT3000 (Hines, P.) Violence Institute of NJ at UMDNJ, Suvivors of Homicide & Other Violent Crimes (Healing & Recovery After Trauma) This project involved the design of a community-based psychoeducational intervention for adolescents who are victims or co-victims of violent crime including homicide, formative work on methods for accessing these at-risk youth, and the design/selection of evaluation measures. The program model involves interventions for the adolescents and their parents/guardians, siblings and key gatekeepers (e.g. educators and youth services providers). Results of this pilot effort will be used to plan and secure grant funding for a larger scale prevention.