This page contains resources and links presented by or referred to by Dr. Victor Garcia at the GCMLA 2021 Summit.
Dr Garcia’s Short Biography
Victor Garcia MD is a full-time pediatric surgeon at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics, at the University of Cincinnati School of Medicine. He authored or co-authored nearly 100 publications focusing on childhood injuries, pediatric obesity, and community-based interventions to prevent childhood and adolescent injury and illness. Vic has received numerous awards and commendations. He has twice been awarded the Martin Luther King Humanitarian Award and was invited by the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges to be the keynote speaker for the 36th National Conference on Juvenile Justice in 2009. Click here to see his LinkedIn profile.
Presentation and Slides Used at the 2021 GCMLA Summit on November 19, 2021
This shares the slides and various resources provided by Dr. Victor Garcia following the 2021 GCMLA Summit.
- Recorded Zoom Video… click here.
- Slides in PDF format (open embedded file).
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Becoming a Man
THE CHALLENGE Preventing youth violence and improving schooling outcomes for disadvantaged youth remain two of our nation’s most urgent challenges. While we have made dramatic strides in addressing many of the leading public health problems in America over the past 50 years, there remains one notable and particularly devastating exception—homicide. THE INTERVENTION: BECOMING A MAN (BAM) Youth Guidance’s BAM program offers youth the opportunity to participate in one-hour, once-per-week group sessions held during the school day. BAM uses standard elements of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to help youth to recognize their automatic responses and slow down their thinking in high-stakes situations.
- See embedded files for Becoming a Man…full report and two-page summary.
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Raising of America
The science is clear: when parents are stressed, babies pay the price. That is why improving conditions for families with young children is one of the best investments any nation can make.
- Raising of America Video…click here for web site and videos.
Other Resources (Articles and Videos)
- Lead Exposure, Concentrated Disadvantage, and Violent Crime Rates Abstract.
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- Punishing and toxic neighborhood environments independently predict the intergenerational social mobility of black and white children.
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- Next-Generation Policing Research: Three Propositions.
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- A Community-Based Approach to Reducing Gun Violence.
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- Dr Garcia on TED Talk. Click this link.
Prepared by Tony Aloise and Bob Miller