# Creating Peace: community-based youth violence prevention to address racism and discrimination

> **NIH NIH R01** · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · 2020 · $60,323

## Abstract

Abstract
The disparity in violence-related outcomes for African American males highlights the need to
identify the facilitators and barriers to violence perpetration. The long-term research career goal
of the applicant is to develop and test interventions with African American males. The overall
objectives in this application are to: 1) gain a clearer understanding of social determinants of
health, such as the community/social context, and how these influence outcomes and disparities
among African American males, 2) design, implement, and test health and social programs to
intervene on the social determinants of health that drive the inequities impacting African
American males; and 3) disseminate and translate research findings on social determinants of
health and the programs that demonstrate effectiveness in addressing inequities impacting
African American males. The rationale for this project is that the identification of these factors is
critical to implementing strategies that help this population attain their highest quality of life and
health. Within the robust infrastructure of the Creating Peace (CP) parent project, the specific
aims are to: 1) identify the facilitators and barriers of violence prevention strategies and positive
police relations among African American male CP participants at the individual-, family-, and
community-levels; and 2) measure the role of fathers in decreasing violence perpetration among
African American male CP participants. The research proposed in this application is innovative,
in the applicant’s opinion, because it focuses on marginalized experiences of African American
male adolescents, using a resiliency-focused framework and systematic model that incorporates
factors on individual-, family, and community-levels, which have not been investigated within the
context of the challenges that are known to exist for African American male adolescents.
Additionally, less explored is the role of fathers and their influence on the racial and gender
socialization of African American male adolescents and any association between this
socialization and their relationships with police or violence perpetration outcomes. The proposed
research is significant because it is expected to provide scientific understanding of the factors
and social determinants that inform intervention development to reduce the inequities that
African American males experience related to violence. Ultimately, such knowledge has the
potential for significant advancements in interventions focused on helping African American
males live to their fullest potential, strengthening family and community supports, and reducing
the inequities that they experience. Further, this project will enhance the applicant’s skills for
conducting health disparities research with this population as an independent research scientist.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10152242
- **Project number:** 3R01MD013797-02S3
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH
- **Principal Investigator:** Elizabeth Miller
- **Activity code:** R01 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $60,323
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 2019-05-24 → 2024-01-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10152242

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10152242, Creating Peace: community-based youth violence prevention to address racism and discrimination (3R01MD013797-02S3). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-11 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10152242. Licensed CC0.

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