Akron launches new community violence intervention program

The City of Akron announced on Friday that it is launching a new community violence intervention program: PIVOT.

Austin Public Health releases consultant’s ‘Community Violence Intervention Strategy’ report

Austin Public Health released a consulting firm's "Community Violence Intervention Strategy" report in a Monday memo, which ...
Univeristy of Iowa Daily Iowan

JoCo makes progress on community violence intervention program

Johnson County has made progress in the development of a county-wide community violence intervention program, which aims to prevent violent crimes by providing support and assistance to vulnerable ...
Forbes

Community Violence Interventions—Not More Police—Are The Future Of Public Safety

Gun violence is rising across the country—in big cities and rural communities, in red states and blue ones. Especially hard hit are Black communities and other communities of color that have ...
The Journal News

Groups want $1B for community violence programs, other services to combat gun violence

Amid an uptick in gun violence during the pandemic, several groups say it's time to invest $1 billion into community violence programs and other victim and survivor services. In a letter to Gov. Kathy ...
Becker's Hospital Review

AHA issues community violence interventions for hospitals

The American Hospital Association released its last Hospitals Against Violence Advisory Group guidelines. The guidelines focus on community-based violence interventions. The guidelines, titled ...
The University of Chicago Chronicle

UChicago Crime Lab’s community violence intervention initiative honored at White House

Vice President Kamala Harris joined community leaders from across the country Feb. 9 at the White House to honor the first graduates of the University of Chicago Crime Lab’s Community Violence ...
CNN

About 1 in 5 high school students have witnessed community violence, new CDC report says

About 1 in 5 high school students in the United States has seen violence first-hand among people who are not related, including homicides involving guns. That’s according to a new report from the US ...
Chicago Sun-Times

Community violence intervention saves lives. Keep funding it for public safety's sake.

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WHYY

Delaware summit highlights progress in Wilmington and Laurel as state and national leaders unite to end community violence

What are journalists missing from the state of Delaware? What would you most like WHYY News to cover? Let us know. Violence prevention efforts were front and center at Delaware State University this ...
The New Yorker

When Law Enforcement Alone Can’t Stop the Violence

Corey Winfield was ten when he saw someone get shot for the first time. He and a friend were marching around with a drum in the Park Heights section of Northwest Baltimore, and a few older guys asked ...

Community members rallying against gun violence in Lanett

LANETT, Ala. (WRBL) — Councilman Charles Bagley and Friends will be having a ‘Community Rally Against Gun Violence’ at the L ...