339565
Peaceful Interruption and Prevention of Street Violence
Peaceful Interruption and Prevention of Street Violence
Monday, November 2, 2015
: 12:30 p.m. - 12:50 p.m.
Cure Violence works to head off street violence by (1) detecting and interrupting potentially violent conflicts, employing messengers who are credible to the youths they are helping; (2) identifying and treating those at highest risk of committing violence by connecting them with the social services they need; and (3) mobilizing their communities to change norms. This presentation will outline this program has been adapted for implementation in the hospital setting.
Learning Areas:
Diversity and cultureImplementation of health education strategies, interventions and programs
Planning of health education strategies, interventions, and programs
Learning Objectives:
Describe how street violence can be effectively interrupted and deterred.
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am a counselor with extensive experience in the anti-violence group CeaseFire.
Any relevant financial relationships? No
I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.
Back to: 3258.0: A Public Health Approach to Street Violence in Chicago