Many Successful prevention programs are driven held moral or religious beliefs. We shouldn’t be afraid to admit that. Public policy does not get us up in the morning; our core beliefs do. It’s the principles we do not articulate every day that nonetheless motivate us to be our finest. I think it’s time we stop […]
The Deeper Principles of Prevention
Editorial Published: Foundation News and Commentary July/Aug 2000 (The Council on Foundations, Inc.) by John A. Calhoun Many successful prevention programs are driven by deeply held moral or religious beliefs. We shouldn’t be afraid to admit that. Public policy does not get us up in the morning; our core beliefs do. It’s the principles we […]
We Are All on the Hook
The tragedy in Littleton, Colorado, struck all of us hard. With the Conyers, Georgia, shooting, the nightmare continued. As we speak with family, colleagues, and friends amid grief outrage, and “what to do,” each of us wrestles with the devastating events, sometimes arguing with, and sometimes agreeing. If we’re honest, discomfort is a given. If […]
From Pessimism to Youth Policies Based on Hope
This article advocates a 180-degree shift in the foundation on which youth policies are based-from fear to hope, prisons to prevention-and provides two concrete examples of National Crime Prevention Council programs that are built on just such a foundation. Two years ago, the schools in Washington, DC, opened three weeks late because of leaking roofs […]
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