Practice Time!
Indicate whether the imaginary program described is designed to take place BEFORE (Primary prevention) or AFTER (Secondary or Tertiary prevention) violence occurs.
A mentoring program where caring adults are matched with at-risk youth who have not engaged in violence. Mentoring could include a range of activities from homework help to sports interaction, to a walk in the park. These positive adult interactions have been known to have protective influences in the young person's life.
Does this program impact violence before or after it starts?
INCORRECT. (BEFORE is correct)
CORRECT!
Although these youth are considered, “at-risk”, they have not engaged in violence. This program seeks to buffer the risks for violence by introducing protective factors into the lives of the youth.