“We shall not cease from exploration/And the end of all our exploring/Will be to arrive where we started/And know the place for the first time.” These lines from T.S. Eliot’s Four Quartets speak to the unexpected resonance, the deepest of chords I felt when returning from a week in Alaska on June 23rd. I had […]
The Absence of a Caring Adult: A Powerful Example of How to Eliminate this Major Risk Factor for Youth Violence
Each city in the 13 California-City Gang Prevention Network, and the U.S. Department of Justice’s 10-city National Forum on Youth Violence Prevention is tasked with producing a citywide plan, a comprehensive strategy that blends prevention (such as work with families and preschool education), intervention (such as afterschool programs and drug abuse treatment), and enforcement and […]
Schools as a Violence Prevention Resource
Supported by the California Endowment, this post is part of a series, “Galvanizing the Civic Sector to Reduce Gun Violence.” The series focuses on what several sectors – parents, teens, schools, hospitals, law enforcement, the faith community, the philanthropic and business sectors, civic leaders and others – can do, independent of state and federal legislative […]
Teens as Partners in Helping Reduce Gun Crime and Violence
This post is part of a series on Galvanizing the Civic Sector to Reduce Gun Violence. The series focuses on what several sectors – including parents, teens, schools, hospitals, the faith community, and city leaders – can do, independent of state and federal legislative advocacy, to reduce violence and the high number of gun-related deaths […]
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