Webinar: Gun Violence Reduction Strategies

The Annie E. Casey Foun­da­tion host­ed Strate­gies to Reduce Gun Vio­lence: Part 2, a free webi­nar on gun vio­lence reduc­tion strate­gies, with a focus on vio­lence inter­ven­tion and inter­rup­tion. The webi­nar helps youth jus­tice prac­ti­tion­ers, com­mu­ni­ty ser­vice providers, local gov­ern­ment part­ners and law enforce­ment work­ers to bet­ter under­stand their role in such ini­tia­tives. The ses­sion is a com­pan­ion to a 2023 webi­nar on gun vio­lence prevention.

This webi­nar is an abbre­vi­at­ed ver­sion of the Nation­al Insti­tute for Crim­i­nal Jus­tice Reform (NICJR) train­ing on build­ing a sus­tain­able strat­e­gy for gun vio­lence reduc­tion. In addi­tion to dis­cussing how to iden­ti­fy indi­vid­u­als at high risk for imme­di­ate involve­ment in gun vio­lence, pre­sen­ters shared near-term inter­ven­tions for reduc­ing gun vio­lence, including:

• life coach­ing;
• street out­reach; and 
• effec­tive mes­sag­ing and engagement.

NICJR was joined by YouthALIVE!, a non­prof­it direct ser­vice provider in Oak­land, Cal­i­for­nia, that works with youth and young adults who are involved in gun violence.

Pre­sen­ters

• Kei­land Hen­der­son, assis­tant direc­tor, Gun Vio­lence Reduc­tion Strate­gies, NICJR
• David Muham­mad, exec­u­tive direc­tor, NICJR
• Paris Davis, inter­ven­tion direc­tor, YouthALIVE!

Learn about a nation­al effort to help ado­les­cents thrive