Violence intervention

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Person, Place, Thing: Understanding the Context of Community Violence

This webinar supports the Community Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CVIPI), a historic federal investment in community violence intervention programs.

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3.01.2024 -

Catalyst for Change, Approaches to CVIPI

In this webinar experts in the community violence intervention (CVI) field offered foundational guidance defining CVI.

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From National LISC:
5.23.2023 -

Op-Ed: Community Violence Intervention Works, with the Right Support. So Let’s Support It.

In an op-ed for Next City, Shani Buggs and Lisa Glover discuss how community violence intervention works, but we need to support the workers who make it work.

  
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From National LISC:
5.23.2023 -

Anti-violence Intervention “By Community, for Community”: Q&A with Research Expert Shani Buggs

In this Q&A, Buggs answers our questions about outreach-based community violence intervention (CVI).

  
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From National LISC:

Implementing Outreach-Based Community Violence Intervention Programs

In this LISC research paper experts examine CVI program strengths and challenges, and lay out detailed recommendations for supporting and enhancing the field.

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From National LISC:
9.14.2022 -

Ready, Willing and Able: Applying the Stages of Change to Working with Individuals at the Center of Community Violence

This session explores how to use the stages of change to design interventions that considers each individual’s ever-shifting readiness, willingness, and ability to engage in healing and change.

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From National LISC:
4.11.2022 -

Community-Based Violence Intervention: Existing Programs

Presenters in this webinar discuss the management of community-based violence intervention programs.

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From National LISC:
4.11.2022 -

Community-Based Violence Intervention: Overview and Best Practices

This webinar covers the basics of street outreach, violence interruption models, and hospital-based intervention.

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From National LISC:
4.11.2022 -

Community-Based Violence Intervention: Management of Programs, Staff and Relationships

During this webinar, participants will learn about three types of community-based violence intervention programs in Milwaukee and Providence.

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From National LISC:
1.30.2021 -

Perspectives on Street Outreach: Three Local Strategies

In the following Q+As, staff from Roca, Inc. (based in Massachusetts and Baltimore, MD), Milwaukee's Benedict Center, and the Springfield, IL Urban League describe the high-touch violence intervention strategies they've tailored to their communities—"relentless" outreach, "housing first" and wraparound services for youth and families.