Violence Reduction
We already know what causes violence and how to prevent it. Trauma, previous exposure to violence, and concentrated poverty all create the conditions for violence. Law enforcement strategies typically punish and even exacerbate those conditions rather than addressing them.
The science behind the causes of violence gives us a road map for what to do differently in building safe, healthy communities. Innovative new strategies grounded in public health and healing include community-based street outreach, violence interrupters, and hospital-based violence intervention.
All of us want to live in communities where we can be free from violence, harm, and fear. For so many communities, particularly communities of color, this is not the reality. But it could be.
Our Approach
EJUSA partners with local organizations throughout the nation that are aiming to change broken law enforcement approaches and work to increase public investment in effective, community-based strategies that break cycles of trauma and address the root causes of violence in the hardest hit communities.
Our campaigns include state and local advocacy for increased funding for these initiatives, support to local violence prevention organizations in communities of color, and public education so more people know about them.
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Safety & Healing Session
Punitive Systems Only Create More Cycles of Trauma
