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programs, including the District of Columbia’s, selected transition curriculum presented over a 6 week period. The neighborhoods
as a priority for the next 5 years. The majority of states addressing where the study is being implemented are socially disadvantaged
transition (24) have elected to start their efforts focused on youth communities with predominantly African American residents.
with special needs (YSHN), while the remainder (8) include both Enrollment and retention of participants is a challenge, particu-
youth with and without special needs. Although MCHB calls for larly for non-school based community prevention programs like
evidence-based or -informed strategies, less than half of the Manhood 2.0. We aimed to identify community assets and re-
32 states referenced the AAP/AAFP/ACP Clinical Report on Health sources within neighborhoods to facilitate recruitment and
Care Transition, Got Transition’s Six Core Elements of Health Care retention, increase enrollment by offering incentives to current
Transition, or the National System Standards for CSHN. A variety of participants to recruit new participants, and promote sustain-
transition strategies are underway. Most often, states described ability of this prevention program. We define successful imple-
youth/family engagement efforts, including involving youth and mentation as having community-based facilitators, community
young adults in state transition leadership activities and social partners assisting with recruitment, consistent attendance at the
media efforts. Another popular strategy was health professional program by youth, and ability to retain youth throughout the
education with pediatric practices, medical students, and program.
residents, partnering with AAP chapters, state medical societies, or Methods: Eighteen socially disadvantaged neighborhoods in an
primary care associations. Several states are establishing a state- urban community were randomly assigned to Manhood 2.0
wide transition work group, and many are participating in inter- (intervention) or a control group (job skills training). We create
agency transition efforts with state special education, asset maps for each neighborhood to identify key community
developmental disabilities, behavioral health, and child welfare champions who could facilitate the program and help recruit youth
programs. A small number of states described pediatric and adult to participate. We partner with agencies such as the YMCA, Urban
quality improvement initiatives. This present will provide current League, youth serving agencies, and churches as community based
state health care transition innovations, including states’ plans to sites to implement the program, assist with recruitment, and aid in
measure transition performance. retention. Prevention specialists embedded in some schools help
Conclusions: State public health agencies are undertaking major to recruit from schools. Several school districts offer the commu-
new efforts to promote transition from pediatric to adult health nity program as an alternative to suspension. Respondent Driven
care. These represent important opportunities for collaboration Sampling (RDS) involves existing participants helping recruit new
with adolescent health leaders in the 32 states making health care participants. Participants receive five tickets with a special code on
transition as their priority. These findings along with new them to give to potential participants. New participants present
directions of MCHB’s national resource center, Got Transition, will the ticket when they come to participate in the next series of
be described. sessions. Recruiters receive $5 for each new participant, up to $25.
Sources of Support: Funding support was obtained from the Facilitators help to maximize retention by following up with youth
Maternal and Child Health Bureau. who may have missed sessions and by providing small cash
incentives for completing feedback surveys throughout the series
RESEARCH POSTER PRESENTATIONS: VIOLENCE of sessions.
(PHYSICAL AND NON-PHYSICAL) Results: Retention through the program thus far ranges from 50 to
93% and retention at 3-month follow-up has ranged between 58 to
146. 100 percent across sites. RDS has contributed to recruitment by
bringing in many new participants during the study period, in
USING COMMUNITY ASSET MAPPING AND some cases over half of new participants.
RESPONDENT-DRIVEN SAMPLING TO SUPPORT Conclusions: Non-school based prevention program imple-
RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION FOR A mentation can be challenging due to less infrastructure for
COMMUNITY-BASED SEXUAL VIOLENCE recruiting and retaining youth compared to school-based
PREVENTION PROGRAM programs. Optimal recruitment and retention of participants in
Jeffrey M. Eugene, MD, Sarah Zelazny, BA, Irving Torres, BA, these socially disadvantaged communities is vital to ensure that
Nayck Feliz, MA, Patricia Bamwine, MSW, Kelley Jones, PhD, youth have access to meaningful prevention programming.
Elizabeth Miller, MD, PhD, FSAHM. Community asset mapping approaches, partnerships with schools,
Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC. and support for youth to assist with recruitment can facilitate
increased community involvement for successful implementation.
Sources of Support: CDC Grant 1U01CE002528.
Purpose: Sexual violence is a major adolescent health concern.
About 10% of adolescent girls report history of forced sexual in- 147.
tercourse and 14% of adolescent girls report sexual coercion and
rape in the context of dating relationships. Global health orga- YOUTH DATING VIOLENCE IN SWITZERLAND
nizations highlight engaging men and boys to promote gender Yara Barrense-Dias, MA 1, André Berchtold, PhD 2,
equity as a potential prevention strategy. ‘Manhood 2.0’ is a Christina Akre, PhD 1, Joan-Carles Suris, MD, MPH, PhD 1.
community-based prevention program to prevent sexual 1
Lausanne University Hospital; 2Lausanne University.
violence against women through educating young men, ages 14-
19, about healthy sexuality, equitable gender attitudes, and peer
bystander skills with the aim to interrupt disrespectful and Purpose: To assess the characteristics of offenders and victims of
potentially harmful behaviors. The program is an 18 hour youth dating violence.
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