AKRON, Ohio — A community violence prevention pilot program is expanding after 18 months of implementation showed a citywide reduction in violent crime. On Tuesday, the city announced a $600,000 ...

The program, led by Roots Community Health, centers on "peace committees" that rely on community members and trained, paid ...

Roughly $1.4 million in funds from the federal Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program were either renewed or approved for efforts related to firearm restraining orders.

Violence prevention and intervention programs have expanded rapidly across the country thanks to support from the Biden-Harris administration. This past June, the U.S. Surgeon General issued its first ...

One way to lower smoking rates among teens may be to address their exposure to violence, as an analysis by public health researchers at Brown University shows that the two are strongly linked.

Seven years ago, Erica Green learned through a Facebook post that her brother had been shot. She rushed to check on him at a hospital run by Denver Health, the city's safety-net system, but she was ...

Tragedy marred the first day of a summer youth employment program in D.C. Two young men, believed to be in their late teens ...

Over the weekend, at least 6 people were killed and dozens injured in a surge of gun violence in Chicago, prompting calls ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson has signed an executive order creating Chicago's new Office of Gun Violence Reduction, the first step ...

The idea is to have new programs build on the successes in existing efforts.

A Chicago nonprofit recently received $25 million in funding from the city and state to lead a previously discontinued violence prevention program. At a school board meeting last Thursday, the Chicago ...

Seven years ago, Erica Green learned through a Facebook post that her brother had been shot. She rushed to check on him at a hospital run by Denver Health, the city’s safety-net system, but she was ...