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  • His Aunt Saw Red Flags. Police Say That May Have Prevented A Mass Shooting

    October 08, 2019 |

    Connecticut Public Radio |

    Radio |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Connecticut

    Connecticut has had Extreme Risk Protection Orders, or “red flag” laws, in effect since 1999. These laws allow citizens to provide tips to law enforcement if they suspect danger or violence, in which case law enforcement can then temporarily remove firearms from the suspects homes. While these have gained bipartisan popularity and have shown to decrease suicide attempts, proof of homicide or mass shooting preventions remains to be seen.

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  • If violence spreads like a disease, it can be interrupted. How a new team in Milwaukee is trying to stop one shooting leading to another.

    September 25, 2019 |

    Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

    Milwaukee’s 414LIFE program is treating violence like a public health issue, seeking to interrupt and prevent its spread. The pilot program is a collaboration between the city’s Office of Violence Prevention, local nonprofits, and hospitals and healthcare networks. The initiative works closely with victims of violence to make sure they have the support and resources they need to prevent violent retaliation and employs people who are from the communities they’re responding to in an effort to take a hyper-local response.

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  • Reducing Gun Violence

    September 20, 2019 |

    The Philadelphia Citizen |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    Oakland’s Ceasefire initiative takes a collaborative, comprehensive approach to reducing gun violence. City officials, community advocates, residents, and law enforcement work together by prioritizing data analysis, multi-stakeholder gatherings, personalized social services, specialized police training, and weekly reviews of shootings and meeting with victims. While this approach has shown success, it was hard to get started and required the community to organize around demands to stop gun violence. As Philly grapples with similar issues, it looks to Oakland as a model for grassroots change.

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  • Fighting Gun Violence in Chicago, With Trees, Rakes, and Cleanup Crews

    September 18, 2019 |

    The Trace |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Chicago is trying something new when it comes to violence prevention: beautifying public spaces that have been known to be places of violence. The city has launched an official pilot program called Grounds for Peace, which partners with READI Chicago to provide jobs within the initiative to at-risk men. While the effort to beautify has shown a decrease in gun violence in other cities, Chicago residents approach this with caution, as the neighborhoods its working within are often neglected.

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  • IMPD used to fatally shoot more people than NYC or Chicago. Here's what changed.

    September 18, 2019 |

    IndyStar (The Indianapolis Star) |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Indianapolis, Indiana

    Under new leadership, Indianapolis has seen a drastic decline in fatal police shootings. While the new police chief, Bryan Roach, shares credit with his entire force, many credit his new policies for the decline. Initiatives like addressing behavioral health, implicit bias training, and mental health crisis training are just some of the changes being made. While much progress has been made, there is still a ways to go when it comes to rebuilding trust within the community.

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  • This Man Says His Anti-violence Plan Would Save 12,000 Lives

    September 11, 2019 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Buffalo, New York

    With support for a New York-based grant program, Buffalo has been trying various evidence-based approaches to decrease violence, especially gun violence, in the city. The grant program, Gun Involved Violence Elimination, or GIVE, provides funding for police departments to adopt strategies like hot-spot policing, deterring those most at-risk, or street outreach to break the cycle of violence. While such strategies are linked to success, the process of implementing them, gaining support and trust from the community, and waiting for long-term change has proven challenging.

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  • The gun solution we're not talking about

    September 11, 2019 |

    Vox |

    Multi-Media |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Massachusetts

    While most Americans and politicians from across the partisan aisle support universal background checks for firearm purchases, that system has shown to not be as effective as many think. Instead, states are implementing licensing systems that require individuals wanting to buy a gun to take safety courses, apply with local law enforcement, provide references, and have their background checked. States that have such systems in place have seen a steady decline in gun homicides and suicides.

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  • These Young Activists Are Fighting Chicago's Gun Violence With Lobbying and Group Hugs

    September 03, 2019 |

    Teen Vogue |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    A group in Chicago called Good Kids, Mad City is made up of youth who have been affected by gun violence. They offer support and accountability to each other and use the group as a way to cope with the daily violence they face every day. In addition to the therapeutic benefits of the group, the youth have even lobbied and passed legislation that expunges non-violent marijuana offenses as part of the state’s marijuana legalization proposal.

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  • Meet the Young Activists Fighting Chicago's Gun Violence, With Lobbying and Group Hugs

    September 03, 2019 |

    The Trace |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    GoodKids MadCity, an anti-gun violence group that is led by black and brown youth in Chicago is working to create a safer community. Members, most of whom have been directly impacted by gun violence, work together to address the systemic drivers of gun violence in their city, including poverty, trauma, and lack of safe spaces. They do so by creating a community for themselves and by engaging politically – pushing local lawmakers to address the systemic drivers they’ve identified.

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  • CU Anschutz unveils out-of-home gun storage map to help improve safety, prevent suicide

    August 26, 2019 |

    KMGH-TV |

    Multi-Media |

    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Aurora, Colorado

    For individuals wanting to store their guns outside of their homes, they can now find a space using the Colorado Gun Storage Map. The interactive tool was developed in collaboration between the Colorado School of Public Health, the University of Colorado School of Medicine, and the Colorado Safety Coalition, with the goal of helping those in crisis situations find spaces like law enforcement agencies and special storage facilities to store their firearms.

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