Table 1.

Sample summary

Pseudonym	Experiences of community violence or danger	Safety Strategies
Caleb(15BM)	Aware of gang activity in the neighborhood	Avoidance, Hypervigilance
Elena(17LF)	Did not mention violence or danger	Avoidance, Emotional Management
Shantay(14BF)	Witnessed a shooting, aware of violence and fights in the neighborhood	Avoidance, Hypervigilance, Self-Defense,
Pierre(16BM)	Aware of shootings and gang activity in the neighborhood	Avoidance, Emotion Management, Self-Defense
Fillip(16WM)	Experienced threats from people in the neighborhood	Avoidance
Catalina(15LF)	Aware of gang activity in neighborhood	Avoidance, Self-Defense
Labron(15BM)	Two friends to died due to shooting	Avoidance, Emotion Management
Oscar(15LM)	Was robbed at gunpoint, aware of gang activity in the neighborhood	Avoidance, Hypervigilance
Mackenzie(17BF)	Aware of violence, shootings, and gang activity in the neighborhood	Avoidance, Self-Defense
Deonte(17BM)	Was “jumped” in a park, friends have died due to shootings, aware of gang activity and shootings in the neighborhood	Avoidance, Emotion Management, Hypervigilance
Jalen(16BM)	Witnessed someone shot and killed, was chased by “thirty guys,” known people who have been killed due to shootings, aware of violence and gang activity in the neighborhood	Avoidance, Emotion Management, Hypervigilance
Daniel(15BRM)	Mother was “chased” in car, mother’s boyfriend was shot, father used to be in a gang, aware of violence and gang activity in the neighborhood	Avoidance, Hypervigilance
Alejandra(17LF)	Feels in danger in the neighborhood, did not mention violence	Self-Defense
Amelia(16BF)	Feels in danger in the neighborhood, did not mention violence	Avoidance
Karina(15BF)	Knows several people who have been killed, knows people currently in gangs, aware of violence, shootings, and gang activity in neighborhood	Avoidance, Self-defense

Note: Next to pseudonym in parentheses are age, ethnicity (B = Black, L = Latino/a, W = White, BR = Biracial) and gender (M = male, F = female).