Health Affairs

Financing Community Violence Intervention And Prevention Programs Through Medicaid

Medicaid offers a promising option for sustainably funding community violence interventions in the current landscape.
WESH

New Orlando program targets people most likely to be shooters, victims of gun violence

AMERICANS SEE GUN VIOLENCE AS. A GROWING PROBLEM IN ORLANDO. THE CITY THERE ARE FEWER SHOOTINGS THIS YEAR COMPARED TO LAST YEAR. THEY SAY THAT’S DUE IN PART TO A NEW PROGRAM THEY’RE TESTING IN A DO TO ...
Afro

Mayor Scott says community violence intervention program is dropping crime rates

Mayor Brandon M. Scott and community leaders recently convened to update the public on the Mayor’s Community Violence Intervention (CVI) Ecosystem. The meeting took place on April 25, was broadcast ...
Governing

Community Violence Prevention Programs Remain a Wise Investment

Violence prevention and intervention programs have expanded rapidly across the country thanks to support from the Biden-Harris administration. This past June, the U.S. Surgeon General issued its first ...
WESH

Orlando gets $1.5 million for unique violence prevention program

INVESTING IN SAFETY. TODAY, ORLANDO GOT OVER $1 MILLION TO KEEP ITS NEW VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAM GOING. THAT’S RIGHT. IN OUR LATEST SAVING OUR STREETS REPORT, WESH 2’S MARLEI MARTINEZ US TELLS US ...
EurekAlert!

Chicago community violence intervention program shown to reduce gun violence

EVANSTON, Ill., --- New research shows large reductions in gun violence involvement for participants of a Chicago-based community violence intervention (CVI) program. Researchers from Northwestern ...