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414LIFE
Milwaukee's frontline violence-intervention program uses credible messengers, street outreach, and hospital response to mediate conflict and prevent retaliation.
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A Safety Council Needs Real Authority
Community participation changes decisions only when residents and practitioners have defined authority, information, and a route to act.
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Advance Peace
A nonprofit founded by DeVone Boggan that helps cities implement the Peacemaker Fellowship.
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Bipartisan Safer Communities Act
The 2022 federal gun-safety law that dedicated $250 million over five years to community violence intervention.
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Black and Brown Collective for Community Solutions to Gun Violence
A national network bringing communities into gun-violence research and supporting new researchers.
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Blocked Goals Can Become Anger, Despair, and Apathy
Repeatedly blocked pathways can change how people respond—from fighting harder, to losing confidence, to no longer believing action matters.
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Blueprint for Peace (Milwaukee)
Milwaukee's six-goal citywide public-health framework for preventing violence, promoting healing, supporting families, and strengthening neighborhoods.
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Bureaucracy Is Part of Public Safety
How contracting, funding, reporting, and other administrative decisions affect public-safety services.
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Campaign for Black Male Achievement
A national effort publicly launched in 2008 to improve opportunity and life outcomes for Black men and boys.
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Children’s Cognitive Performance and Attention After Community Violence (McCoy et al., 2015)
A study of 359 urban children found recent nearby violence was associated with changes in cognitive-task performance and attention, with patterns differing by anxiety level.
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Common Justice
A New York organization providing alternatives to incarceration and victim services in serious violent-felony cases.
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Communities That Care (CTC)
A community prevention process that uses local priorities and tested strategies to support healthy youth development.
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