Jeff Kretschmar is Research Associate Professor at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences at Case Western Reserve University and Managing Director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education.
Dr. Kretschmar is active in a wide array of evaluation research studies. He serves as the Principal Investigator (PI) on the statewide evaluation of the Behavioral Health/Juvenile Justice Initiative, a diversion program for juvenile justice-involved youth with mental and behavioral health issues. Dr. Kretschmar is the PI for the evaluation of Cuyahoga County’s Defending Childhood Initiative, a Department of Justice funded program designed to reduce and eliminate childhood exposure to violence and the associated traumatic consequences.
Dr. Kretschmar also serves as the PI for Cuyahoga County’s Domestic Violence Homicide Reduction Program, sponsored by the Office on Violence Against Women. Jeff is the lead evaluator of the Montgomery County Juvenile Drug Court expansion and enhancement project, a SAMHSA funded initiative designed to provide more effective treatment options to youth and families participating in Drug Court.
Publications
Recent Publications
Kretschmar, J.M., Butcher, F., & Flannery, D.J. (In press). "The impact of bullying and cyberbullying on depression and suicidality." In M. van Dulmen (Ed.), Suicide across the Life-Span: Integrating Developmental and Public Health Perspectives. Kent, OH: Kent State Press.
Kretschmar, J., Butcher, F., & Flannery, D. (in press). "Aspects of bullying and its relationship to suicide." In M. Van Dulmen, R. Bossarte, & M. Swahn (Eds)., Developmental and Public Health Perspectives on Suicide Prevention: An Integrated Approach. Kent, OH: Kent State University Press.
Kretschmar, J.M., Butcher, F., & Flannery, D. (2013). An evaluation of the behavioral health/juvenile justice initiative. Behavioral Health in Ohio—Current Research Trends, 1(2), 18-30.
Flannery, D.J., Modzelski, W., & Kretschmar, J.M. (2013). Violence and school shootings. Current Psychiatry Reports, 15, 331-337.
Flannery, D.J., & Kretschmar, J. (2012). Overview of Fugitive Safe Surrender: Program description, initial findings, and policy implications. Criminology and Public Policy, 11(3), 433-435.
Flannery, D.J., & Kretschmar, J. (2012). Fugitive safe surrender: Program description, initial findings, and policy implications. Criminology and Public Policy, 11, 437-459.
Kretschmar, J., & Flannery, D. J. (2011). Displacement and suicide risk for juvenile justice-involved youth with mental health issues. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 40(6), 797–806.
End, C. M., Davis, C. M., Kretschmar, J. M., Campbell, J., Mueller, D. G., & Worthman, S. G. (2009). Missed call? A reexamination of sport fans’ and nonfans’ alcohol usage and alcohol-related experiences. Sociological Spectrum, 29, 649– 658.
Flannery, D., Singer, M., van Dulmen, M., Kretschmar, J., & Belliston, L. (2009). "Exposure to violence: Mental health and violent behavior." In. D. Flannery, A. Vazsonyi, & I. Waldman (Eds.), The Cambridge Handbook of Violent Behavior & Aggression (pp. 306–321). New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.
Education
Additional Information
Concentration
- Children, Youth, and Families
In the News
Case Western Reserve social sciences researchers develop new tool to assess exposure to childhood violence, trauma
December 18, 2019
Mandel School in the Media: December 2018
January 22, 2019
Begun Center Receives Nearly $5M in Violence Prevention Funding
December 4, 2018
October Is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. See How the Mandel School Is Approaching the Topic
October 22, 2018
Juvenile Justice Diversion Works, Begun Center Research Shows
August 2, 2018
Exploring the Relationship Between Domestic Violence and Homicide: Begun Center Report
June 7, 2018
New Funding for PERI Means More Agencies Can Receive Assistance
January 8, 2018