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  • Are Doctors the Key to Ending Philly Gun Violence?

    April 17, 2016 |

    Philadelphia Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    A pioneering program at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia focuses on more than just the physical wounds of young gunshot victims. The hospital uses a comprehensive bullying prevention and behavioral health approach to prevent victims and others from using guns again in the future.

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  • When you treat violence as a health problem, kids and communities heal, experts say

    April 13, 2016 |

    Cleveland.com (The Plain Dealer) |

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    Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

    Victims of violence found in hospitals are more likely to return for emergency care than those with chronic illnesses. As a result, communities like Cleveland, Ohio are trying the approach of treating violence as a public health issue. By employing social workers and peer mentors for the victims while being treated, it is hoped that the cycle of violence can be interrupted and the root cause addressed.

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  • What cities can learn from New Haven's fight to rein in gang violence: Seeking Solutions

    March 24, 2016 |

    Cleveland.com (The Plain Dealer) |

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    Response Location: United States, New Haven, Connecticut

    Providing positive interventions reduces gun violence among struggling youths. In New Haven, Connecticut, the Project Longevity program offers social services, treatment, housing, and counseling to those who typically only face crackdowns by law enforcement. The program aims to assist and help gang members find a way out of violence, supported in the long-term by funding approved by the CT state legislature.

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  • Canton changes tactics with approach to community policing

    March 21, 2016 |

    The Canton Repository |

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    Response Location: United States, Canton, Ohio

    In Canton's most dangerous neighbourhoods, Bruce Lawver (Chief of Police) has reduced crime and violence through community policing. Communication within the department and with neighbourhood residents, greater police presence, and new technology methods have made policing in these areas more helpful than punitive and helped make these areas safer.

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  • Youth Program Points To Ways D.C. Can Be ‘Far More Creative' Against Crime

    February 25, 2016 |

    American University Radio (WAMU) |

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    Response Location: United States, Fort Meade, Maryland

    Paying at-risk people to stay out of trouble is the most controversial part of a new D.C. crime bill that also proposes counseling and other services to prevent repeat offenses. But a similar program is already in use in D.C., with the blessing of the District’s top prosecutor, giving nonviolent juvenile offenders a second chance. (2nd of a 3 part series)

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  • Treating Street Violence As A Contagion, Baltimore Looks For More Than One Cure

    February 24, 2016 |

    American University Radio (WAMU) |

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    Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

    When lawmakers try to tackle gun violence, they often turn to measures like adding police officers or cracking down on illegal guns. But what happens when they treat violent crime as a public-health problem? Counselors invite patients to join the Violence Intervention Program, offering a host of services intended to break the cycle of violence.

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  • Inside A California Anti-Crime Experiment That Resonates With Politicians In D.C.

    February 23, 2016 |

    American University Radio (WAMU) |

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    Response Location: United States, Richmond, California

    With homicides up 50 percent last year, the D.C. Council is backing a controversial new crime bill aimed at stopping the violence. It’s modeled in part on a 9-year-old program in Richmond, California. Each year, 50 young men at risk for violence are paid to put down their guns. (1st of a 3 part series)

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  • The Crisis Within: How Toxic Stress and Trauma Endanger Our Children

    February 21, 2016 |

    St. Louis Post-Dispatch |

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    Response Location: United States, St. Louis, Missouri

    Chronic toxic stress caused by violence in trauma in a child's life can be exceedingly harmful - but can be remedied through building personal relationships and trust.

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  • Can Gun Stores Play a Role in Suicide Prevention?

    January 04, 2016 |

    The Trace |

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    Response Location: United States, Hookset, New Hampshire

    Spurred by three suicides in one week in New Hampshire, a gun store owner launched the Gun Shop Project to educate more firearm sellers and others on how to spot suicidal customers. Many other gun sellers joined the effort in that state and it has expanded slowly in some other states, but it has also met pushback. Some owners feel they aren't qualified to assess mental health conditions and others fear it's another way to implement more gun control laws.

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  • In Missouri, Fewer Gun Restrictions and More Gun Killings

    December 21, 2015 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, St. Louis, Missouri

    For decades, Missouri had restrictive gun laws, but after relaxing them in 2007, there has been an uptick in gun deaths. Gun control legislation that restricts criminals' access could be the solution.

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