Check out Yale Medical School’s new hospital-based violence intervention program, which aims to stop the next shooting before it happens

August 26, 2022 By mattferner
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Dallas CRED program receives praise as the long-time “number one violent crime hot spot” in the city drops off the police department’s most violent places list

August 26, 2022 By mattferner
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Data For Progress has a new national poll on gun violence produced in partnership with the Health Alliance for Violence Intervention.

August 26, 2022 By mattferner
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Police Chief Anthony Holloway praises the St. Petersburg, Florida mobile crisis response program, saying it “frees up the police officers so they can do police work.”

August 19, 2022 By mattferner
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A Standout Program Gets Even Better

August 19, 2022 By mattferner
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“San Diego County’s Mobile Crisis Response Teams Are A Success.” San Diego Union-Tribune

August 12, 2022 By mattferner
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POLL: Voters Strongly Support Mobile Crisis Response Despite Opposition Messages

August 1, 2022 By mattferner
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Universities Dispatch Mental Health Experts, Not Police

July 25, 2022 By mattferner
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“We need to invest in mental health and substance use treatment services, crisis responders, and social workers to reduce the burden on police officers and prevent violent crime. We need to expand community violence interventions – led by trusted messengers breaking the cycle of violence and trauma.”

July 22, 2022 By mattferner
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“All I needed was a chance … The community helped me stand up again … It gave me a job and that’s all I needed.”

July 22, 2022 By mattferner
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