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

Reports of child sexual abuse (CSA) fell after a community-wide preventive intervention in five Pennsylvania counties. CSA reports were significantly reduced in intervention counties for both ...

Every year, 46,000 people die from gun violence in the US. The Trump administration cut funding for violence prevention ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — The City of Orlando approved over $4 million to renew and expand a program that looks to reduce gun violence. In its first full year, the Community Violence Intervention program has ...

THE CITY WILL PLAY A MAJOR ROLE. MAYOR SCOTT: FOR OVER HALF A DECADE, WE HAVE LOST MORE THAN 300 BALTIMOREANS A YEAR TO VIOLENCE, MUCH OF IT FUELED BY GUNS. LISA: BACKED BY LEADERS LOCAL AND NATIONAL ...

Johnson County has made progress in the development of a county-wide community violence intervention program, which aims to prevent violent crimes by providing support and assistance to vulnerable ...

A new bill proposal from Gov. Ned Lamont looks to tackle violence while establishing community intervention programs around the state. Lamont's Senate Bill 16 has several priorities to enhance public ...

For more than half a century, a Burnsville-based organization has served the community through numerous programs focused on ...

In 2020, the U.S. experienced a 30% surge in gun-related homicides, with firearm deaths becoming the leading cause of mortality for children and adolescents. Four years later, in June 2024, Surgeon ...

A few weeks ago, a report commissioned by the Office of Violence Prevention revealed that CCIP staff are undertrained, and often overwhelmed, and lacking cohesion. File photo: Portraits of loved ones ...

In the United States, disparities that stem from decades of structural racism and disinvestment in communities of color—such as inequitable access to quality education, housing, health care, and ...

Juan Carter, outreach manager for the Giffords Center for Violence Intervention, explains how community violence intervention (CVI) programs take a holistic approach to public safety by investing in ...