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Task force hears Bloomberg Harvard study findings; recommends youth skills training and a citywide events app
Summary
Presenters summarized a Bloomberg Harvard initiative the city ran that identified youth violence drivers, recommended youth skills training and a single community-events app, and proposed a design process to test interventions.
Portsmouth — Presenters for the Bloomberg Harvard initiative briefed the Scribe and Gun Violence Prevention Task Force on research that focused on youth violence and delivered two primary recommendations: a youth skills training program and a single citywide community-events app to centralize program listings.
The initiative team told the task force the work began in late 2021 and moved through a roughly 10‑month learning process in early 2022 that used design‑based innovation and community co‑design. The team said its 3‑week research sprint included roughly 14 stakeholder interviews, 12 stakeholder observations and 16 literature reviews to surface themes and test prototype ideas.
The study team framed three recurring needs from residents and youth: more youth skills, more positive outlets and safe places, and more positive adult role models. From those themes the…
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