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Recorded presentation

Larry Cohen, MSW¹, Rachel Davis, MSW¹, Deborah Prothrow-Stith, MD², and Billie Weiss, MPH³. (1) Prevention Institute, 265 29th St, Oakland, CA 94611, 510-444-7738, Larry@preventioninstitute.org, (2) Department of Health Policy and Management, Harvard University, 841 Parker Street, Boston, MA 02120, (3) UCLA, 10911 Weyburn Ave, Suite 200, Los Angeles, CA 90024

UNITY (Urban Networks to increase Thriving Youth Through Violence Prevention) is a CDC-funded cooperative agreement awarded in 2005 to a partnership comprised of Prevention Institute, Dr. Deborah Prothrow-Stith of the Harvard School of Public Health, and Billie Weiss from the University of California at Los Angeles Southern California Injury Prevention Research Center. UNITY is designed to strengthen urban youth violence prevention. By building national support and consensus, UNITY develops sustainable public health approaches to preventing youth violence. UNITY brings together young people, representatives of the nation's largest cities, and national violence prevention advocates and leaders, as part of a National Consortium to shape the U.S. strategy for urban youth violence prevention. UNITY also provides tools, training, and technical assistance to help cities be more effective in preventing youth violence. This session will provide an overview of the project to date, highlight key partners, and introduce the UNITY tools and resources that urban areas can draw on to most effectively prevent youth violence.

Learning Objectives:

• Participants will learn about the UNITY as national focus for violence prevention.
• Participants will learn about prevention tools and frameworks that can be used to develop comprehensive youth violence prevention strategies.

Keywords: Violence Prevention, Primary Prevention

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Any relevant financial relationships? No

Recorded presentation