Wrenetha Julion

Dr. Wrenetha Julion

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Academic Career Length

19Years (2008-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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2 December 2011 in Journal of Prevention
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DGDeborah Gross
Deborah Gross
Tricia J JohnsonTricia J Johnson
Tricia J Johnson
ARAlison Ridge
Alison Ridge
CGChristine Garvey
Christine Garvey
WJWrenetha Julion
Wrenetha Julion
LFLouis Fogg
Louis Fogg

8 June 2012 in Research in Nursing & Health
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Wrenetha Julion
SBSusan M. Breitenstein
Susan M. Breitenstein
DWDonald Waddell
Donald Waddell

1 September 2019 in Nursing Outlook
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WJWrenetha Julion
Wrenetha Julion
MRMonique Reed
Monique Reed
DBDawn T. Bounds
Dawn T. Bounds
FCFawn Cothran
Fawn Cothran
CGCharlene Gamboa
Charlene Gamboa
JSJen'NEa Sumo
Jen'NEa Sumo

1 May 2023 in JMIR Research Protocols
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CEChuka Emezue
Chuka Emezue
NKNiranjan Karnik
Niranjan Karnik
BRBlaine Reeder
Blaine Reeder
MSMichael Schoeny
Michael Schoeny
RLRickey Layfield
Rickey Layfield
WJWrenetha Julion
Wrenetha Julion
Background: Black boys and men from disinvested communities are disproportionately survivors and perpetrators of youth violence. Those presenting to emergency departments with firearm-related injuries also report recent substance use. However, young Black men face several critical individual and systemic barriers to accessing trauma-focused prevention programs. These barriers contribute to service avoidance, the exacerbation of violence recidivism, substance use relapse, and a revolving-door approach to prevention. In addition, young Black men are known to be digital natives. Therefore, technology-enhanced interventions offer a pragmatic and promising opportunity to mitigate these barriers, provide vital life skills for self-led behavior change, and boost service engagement with vital community resources. Objective: The study aims to systematically adapt and pilot-test Boosting Violence-Related Outcomes Using Technology for Empowerment, Risk Reduction, and Life Skills Preparation in Youth Based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (BrotherlyACT), a culturally congruent, trauma-focused digital psychoeducational and service-engagement tool tailored to young Black men aged 15-24 years. BrotherlyACT will incorporate microlearning modules, interactive safety planning tools for risk assessment, goal-setting, mindfulness practice, and a service-engagement conversational agent or chatbot to connect young Black men to relevant services. Methods: The development of BrotherlyACT will occur in 3 phases. In phase 1, we will qualitatively investigate barriers and facilitators influencing young Black men’s willingness to use violence and substance use prevention services with 15-30 young Black men (aged 15-24 years) who report perpetrating violence and substance use in the past year and 10 service providers (aged >18 years; any gender; including health care providers, street outreach workers, social workers, violence interrupters, community advocates, and school staff). Both groups will be recruited from community and pediatric emergency settings. In phase 2, a steering group of topic experts (n=3-5) and a youth and community advisory board comprising young Black men (n=8-12) and service providers (n=5-10) will be involved in participatory design, alpha testing, and beta testing sessions to develop, refine, and adapt BrotherlyACT based on an existing skills-based program (Achieving Change Through Values-Based Behavior). We will use user-centered design principles and the Assessment, Decision, Administration, Production, Topical, Experts, Integration, Training, and Testing framework to guide this adaptation process (phase 2). In phase 3, a total of 60 young Black men will pilot-test the adapted BrotherlyACT over 10 weeks in a single-group, pretest-posttest design to determine its feasibility and implementation outcomes. Results: Phase 1 data collection began in September 2021. Phases 2 and 3 are scheduled to start in June 2023 and end in September 2024. Conclusions: The development and testing of BrotherlyACT is a crucial first step in expanding an evidence-based psychoeducational and service-mediating intervention for young Black men involved in violence. This colocation of services shifts the current prevention strategy from telling them why to change to teaching them how. International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID): PRR1-10.2196/43842

1 July 2016 in Contemporary Clinical Trials
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WJWrenetha Julion
Wrenetha Julion
JSJen'Nea Sumo
Jen'Nea Sumo
DBDawn T. Bounds
Dawn T. Bounds
SBSusan M. Breitenstein
Susan M. Breitenstein
MSMichael Schoeny
Michael Schoeny
LFLouis Fogg
Louis Fogg

9 May 2018 in Public Health Nursing
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Wrenetha Julion
JSJen'Nea Sumo
Jen'Nea Sumo
DBDawn Bounds
Dawn Bounds