Cook County announces funding initiative for community violence intervention programs

The Cook County Board of Commissioners and the Justice Advisory Council joined together Wednesday on Chicago's South Side to ...

Violence Intervention & Prevention Program leaders celebrate success, urge continued investment in upcoming budget

For Derrick Burch, director of development and community engagement with the Mix, violence prevention starts with giving kids ...

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.
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48 people graduate from 15th Circuit Court’s drug intervention program

The 15th Circuit District includes Jefferson Davis, Lamar, Lawrence, Marion and Pearl River counties. The drug intervention ...
Seattle Times

Violence intervention programs need time to demonstrate impact

Amid racial injustices laid bare in COVID-19 morbidity and mortality, police violence and community turmoil, governments started to invest in a different kind of public safety strategy. This approach ...

New Akron program helps gun violence victims navigate their trauma

The city of Akron is partnering with area hospitals to launch a new program aimed at reducing violence by intervening at ...
Politico

Inside the White House gun violence initiative they say is actually working

Amid intense criticism from the left that the White House and Congress haven’t done enough to stop gun violence, the Biden administration has been underwriting an initiative that’s drawn barely any ...
Community Impact

Travis County violence intervention pilot faces funding gap as contract nears end

A Travis County-funded program connecting violence victims and their families to social services at Austin's two Level 1 ...