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#ExcitingOpportunity: Join us in our mission to advance public safety and reduce gun violence nationwide as the Managing Director of the Coalition to Advance Public Safety (#CAPS)! Apply Now: https://lnkd.in/e-45zm2y Developed in 2022 and officially launched in 2023, the Coalition to Advance Public Safety (CAPS) is a national coalition of four Black-led violence intervention organizations: The Health Alliance for Violence Intervention (HAVI), The National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform (NICJR), the Community Based Public Safety Collective (The Collective), and Cities United. The initiative aims to reduce gun homicides and non-fatal shootings by 20 percent in 12 cities over five years by building, strengthening, and expanding Community Violence Intervention (#CVI) Ecosystems. #PublicSafety #ViolenceIntervention #LeadershipOpportunity

🔍 Understanding the Shifts in Violence 🔍 In the whirlwind of violence peaks in 2020 and 2021 and the current decline, one constant remains—the rate of non-firearm homicides. This stability underscores a critical point: gun violence is the driving force behind the surges in homicides. As gun violence decreases, public safety improves. The takeaway is clear: to ensure safer communities, we must prioritize a focused approach on reducing gun violence. This requires targeted police interventions alongside proactive prevention through strong community partnerships. 👉 Read the full article here: https://bit.ly/4cUfKx5 #PublicSafety #GunViolencePrevention #CommunityPartnerships #CriminalJustice #PolicyFocus

Today is the second anniversary for Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA) of 2022 to prevent gun violence in schools. We've created a new resource for you on how state leaders can organize a state-level response to support districts in recovery from school-based gun violence: https://loom.ly/O7MIzLY #gunviolenceprevention #pbis #mentalhealthinschools #centeronpbis

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This is the central truth that led me to become the Founder of the National Center for Prevention of Community Violence. Community and School Based Strategic Planning to include Prevention, Intervention, Enforcement and Re-Enrty is the start of real solutions. NCPCV Addressing Violence Through PIER Pressure. #violenceprevention #schoolsafety

According to every available international resource, roughly 90% of worldwide predatorial violence and abuse is committed by someone known to the victims and comes in the form of an ambush. A knife defense workshop wouldn't have prevented this from happening. Violence and abuse prevention education could have. #violenceprevention #selfprotection #selfdefense

June is National Gun Violence Awareness Month. Learn more about work by The Center for Neighborhood Engaged Research & Science showing how effective community violence intervention (CVI) programs are in mitigating gun violence: http://spr.ly/60465MOIa #WearOrange #NationalGunViolenceAwarenessMonth

When two deadly epidemics conflate, the consequences are unfathomable. Domestic violence with gun access is deadly, and all too often, we see vulnerable lives taken by abusers with guns. June is Gun Violence Awareness Month, and in talking about gun violence, it is impossible to ignore its distinct correlation with domestic violence. We cannot leave victims and survivors out of the conversation - they must be held front and center in addressing the lack of protections that our communities face. Help us advocate for a better, safer future. Start by learning more about the correlation of gun violence and domestic violence at https://lnkd.in/gZHp-UF7 and follow along with CAWC as we identify the need, address the solutions, and provide options for advocacy! #GunViolence #GunViolenceAwareness Source: Everytown for Gun Safety

Alarming Statistic: Black males in Connecticut were about 30 times more likely to be killed by gun violence compared to White residents from 2020-2023, according to data from the Commission on Community Gun Violence Intervention and Prevention. Want to learn more about these findings and their impact? Click the link to read the full article and stay informed: ctnewsjunkie.com