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 UniteNaihobe Gonzalez, senior researcher at MathematicaKentrell Killens, a former life coach with Oakland UniteAnayeli Vega Gonzalez, a participant in the life coaching programAnother life coach participant who preferred not to share his nameLearn more about Mathematica's evaluation of Oakland Unite here: http://ow.ly/vfdn50zFmQ7Read a blog based on this episode here: http://ow.ly/6nm150zEW9b