28% of gang- involved boys but only 5% of other boys reported that they had been threatened with a knife or a gun in the current year in school. Corresponding percentages for girls were 18% of gang-involved girls but only 2% of other girls.
Emergency Room Intervention for Adolescent Females
- A program for girls ages 12-18, so middle school girls are not the primary focus but are still included
- Works with girls who have been admitted to the ER for suicide
- The program aims to decrease a repeated incident and help the family and girl understand therapy and the needs around it
- The program began in 1992 in NYC working predominately with economically disadvantaged Latina girls
- The program has been replicated in Arizona with tribal populations and in Central America
- Program materials are available in English and Spanish
