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Effect of an Injury Awareness Education Program on Risk-Taking Behaviors and Injuries in Juvenile Justice Offenders: A Retrospective Cohort Study 1,2 1,3 2 4 4 Kwok M. Ho *, Edward Litton , Elizabeth Geelhoed , Monica Gope , Maxine Burrell , Jacqueline 1 5 5 Coribel , Angela McDowall , Sudhakar Rao 1 Department of Intensive Care, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Australia, 2 School of Population Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia, 3 School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia, 4 Department of Emergency Medicine, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Australia, 5 State Trauma Unit, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Australia Abstract Background: Risk-taking behavior is a leading cause of injury and death amongst young people. Methodology and Principal Findings: This was a retrospective cohort study on the effectiveness of a 1-day youth injury awareness education program (Prevent Alcohol and Risk-related Trauma in Youth, P.A.R.T.Y.) program in reducing risk taking behaviors and injuries of juvenille justice offenders in Western Australia. Of the 3659 juvenile justice offenders convicted by the court magistrates between 2006 and 2010, 225 were referred to the P.A.R.T.Y. education program. In a before and after survey of these 225 participants, a significant proportion of them stated that they were more receptive to modifying their risk-taking behavior (21% before vs. 57% after). Using data from the Western Australia Police and Department of Health, the incidence of subsequent offences and injuries of all juvenile justice offenders was assessed. The incidence of subsequent traffic or violence-related offences was significantly lower for thos