On this episode of On the Evidence, we discuss life coaching, a violence reduction strategy being used by the city of Oakland, California, to help young people who have been involved with the juvenile justice system. Mathematica studied youth life coaching as part of a larger evaluation of Oakland Unite, a city initiative that supports community-based violence prevention programs.
We interviewed the following guests:
Peter Kim, manager of Oakland Unite
Naihobe Gonzalez, senior researcher at Mathematica
Kentrell Killens, a former life coach with Oakland Unite
Anayeli Vega Gonzalez, a participant in the life coaching program
Another life coach participant who preferred not to share his name
Learn more about Mathematica's evaluation of Oakland Unite here: http://ow.ly/vfdn50zFmQ7
Read a blog based on this episode here: http://ow.ly/6nm150zEW9b
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