Residents and community leaders gathered recently at Braid Mill in Germantown to discuss public safety and urge city leaders ...

Maiya Shackelford shares how coaches at the community violence intervention program READI Chicago support program participants to rebuild and have autonomy over their lives. Only in America: The Front ...

As Detroit’s mayor-elect Mary Sheffield prepares to take office, our city stands at a crossroads. The question wasn’t only who leads, but how we lead and whether we’ll keep investing in what’s truly ...

Nadir Yazid Abdullah shares the inspirational story of gunshot wound survivor “Marcus,” who accepted Nadir’s help to change the trajectory of his life. “He wanted a way out of that lifestyle, but he ...

THEIR NAME HAVE NOT YET BEEN RELEASED. COMMUNITY VIOLENCE INTERVENTION SITES ARE DESIGNED TO HELP ADDRESS PUBLIC SAFETY AND MAGE. MAYOR GREENBERG PROPOSED SPENDING $190,000 TO ESTABLISH A NEW SITE IN ...

Editor’s note: This is Part 1 of a two-part series on crime solutions from Katie Hill and Jens Ludwig of the University of Chicago Crime Lab. The overheated political moment we’re in has led people to ...

When people think of violence, they often imagine a single event: the incident itself. But for victims who survive acts of violence, the story doesn’t end when the police report is filed. There are ...

A history of community violence in Columbia, Missouri, led to the creation of the city's Office of Violence Prevention. The new office, led by D'Markus Thomas-Brown, aims to disrupt cycles of violence ...

A 2014 City of Columbia violence prevention report has been updated for the new decade with the summary set to be reviewed by the City Council Monday. The report features guidelines for ...

A nearly 12-year-old report was folded into a future strategic plan and led to the creation of Columbia's Office of Violence Prevention.

The Birmingham City Council has voted unanimously to continue funding multiple programs and organizations aimed at providing violence intervention. There are four organizations that are receiving this ...