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‘Suicide in general is a very impulsive act, especially for teens'

Kristie May

October 01, 2024 |

NowKalamazoo |

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Response Location: United States, Kalamazoo, Michigan

Michigan was recently added to the growing list of states with new gun violence prevention legislation called Child Access Prevention (CAP) laws. CAP, in partnership with safe storage laws, requires adults to safely store firearms in their homes and allows prosecutors to bring charges against those who don’t comply. Several studies have found CAP laws help reduce violent crime rates, suicides and unintentional injuries and deaths.

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'This is not luck. This is a systemic approach': These major US cities are trying to curb violent crime — and it's working

Dakin Andone Emma Tucker

September 29, 2024 |

CNN |

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Response Location: United States, San Antonio, Texas

Several cities across the U.S. are trying new methods to reduce violent crime. Some of these, like the “hotspot policing” effort in San Antonio that increases police visibility in areas that are statistically prone to violent crime, are working. The first part of San Antonio’s three-phase plan saw a 37% decrease in violent crime compared to the previous year.

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In Rural Tennessee, Domestic Violence Victims Face Barriers to Getting Justice. One County Has Transformed Its Approach.

Paige Pfleger

August 12, 2024 |

ProPublica |

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Response Location: United States, Tennessee

Domestic violence incidents in Scott County, Tennessee, fell by more than half after it changed the process it uses for handling cases. That’s more than anywhere else in the state. Among other things, the county hired a dedicated domestic violence officer, created an accessible batterers intervention program, combined most of the relevant agencies under one roof, and requires abusers to detail who they are giving their guns to when they have to surrender them.

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This Birmingham nonprofit gives youth safe spaces to open up: 'Listen'

Alaina Bookman

July 11, 2024 |

AL.com (Alabama Media Group) |

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Response Location: United States, Birmingham, Alabama

Kings Kids Outreach provides youth with mentorship, tutoring, school supplies, counseling and other summer programs to help improve their academic performance, reduce absenteeism and protect them from growing rates of violence in the city. The group provides services to more than 2,000 children and, from the 2021-22 and 2022-23 school years, reduced chronic absenteeism from 26.2% to 12.7%

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What do violence interrupters in Oakland do? We spoke with one to find out

Roselyn Romero

June 06, 2024 |

The Oaklandside |

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Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

Volunteer violence interrupters with Youth Alive — a nonprofit based in Oakland, California — are breaking cycles of violence by providing immediate support to victims and their families after a crime. They receive tips from the community, direct people to resources, mediate conflicts, and even help survivors relocate.

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How cognitive behavioral intervention is reducing gun violence in Chicago

Patience Hurston

May 17, 2024 |

The Columbia Chronicle |

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Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

The Institute for Nonviolence Chicago is working to reduce gun violence by reaching out to victims and perpetrators immediately after the violence. The organization negotiates peace and offers cognitive behavioral intervention services to help them develop strategies to keep negative emotions from turning into violent actions.

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A City Tries to Measure the Violence It's Preventing

Mark Obbie Karan Deep Singh Kathleen Flynn

April 22, 2024 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

A violence prevention program in Baton Rouge is working to reduce gun violence and help mothers and those affected cope and move forward in a healthy way. The street team with the non-profit C.H.A.N.G.E supports grieving families, provides targeted interventions and community engagement efforts around gun violence, and collects data to measure their work’s impact over time.

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Friends Don't Let Friends Buy Guns

Katie Worth

April 04, 2024 |

The Trace |

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Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

Inspired by successful public health messaging campaigns of the past, the U.S.-based nonprofit Project Unloaded is using a bottom-up approach to promote gun violence prevention among young people. The nonprofit is working with highschoolers to develop social media messaging campaigns debunking the common misconception that owning a gun makes you safer.

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How people like Brenda Glass help violent crime survivors rebuild

Allen Arthur

March 11, 2024 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

Trauma recovery centers are spreading across the United States as a way to help people involved in violent crime escape it and prevent future crimes. These centers provide personalized, wraparound services to anyone in need, regardless of whether the crime they survived was reported or whether they’ve participated in violence in the past.

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Ceasefire, Oakland's gun violence prevention program, is in the spotlight. What is it?

Darwin BondGraham

January 17, 2024 |

The Oaklandside |

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Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

Oakland California’s Ceasefire program brings together the police department, other government agencies, community organizations, and residents to address violent crime. Organizers give resources and incentives to people involved in crime to encourage them to stop participating, if that doesn’t work the police move forward with making arrests.

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