Long-term effects of a community-based positive youth development program for Black youth: health, education, and financial well-being in adulthood

• Main Authors: Karen Sheehan (Author), Punreet K. Bhatti (Author), Sana Yousuf (Author), William Rosenow (Author), Douglas R. Roehler (Author), Corey Hazekamp (Author), Han-Wei Wu (Author), Rachel Orbuch (Author), Tami Bartell (Author), Kyran Quinlan (Author), Joseph DiCara (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Childhood poverty is known to be associated with poor health. For youth living in extreme poverty, community-based programs focused on youth development are one strategy to improve health and well-being outcomes. However, very few evaluations of the long-term effectiveness of you...