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All posts tagged "targeting gun violence project"
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55From the BureausMeet ‘Firefighter’ in Middle of New York Hospital’s War Against Gun Violence
On one Thursday in March, James Dobbins was towering over a group of teen boys as they all headed to a community...
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467OpinionTeaching Students to Know the Signs Is Key to Preventing Gun Violence
It’s been seven years since my son Daniel was murdered, along with 19 of his classmates and six educators, at Sandy Hook...
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493NewsYear of Coverage On How Communities Target Gun Violence
The Center for Sustainable Journalism is covering how communities target gun violence through 2020. This video summarizes some of our coverage from...
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523OpinionHow Hospitals Are Helping to Reduce Gun Violence
As a doctor in an emergency department that only sees children, I have the unfortunate experience of witnessing the impact of violence...
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537OpinionCommunication, Cooperation Needed to Remove Firearms From Domestic Abusers
According to the Violence Policy Center’s 2019 report When Men Murder Women, 92% of homicides committed against women were perpetrated by men...
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1.0KOpinionCities That Work Closely With Would-be Shooters Have Gun Violence Success Stories
In the midst of the ongoing pain and heartbreak of America’s gun violence epidemic, there are some incredible success stories from around...
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1.0KOpinionWe Connected Former Gang Members, Clergy, Community and Police to Fight Violence
In the city of Stockton, Calif., gun violence was already notably on the rise in 2011 because of a series of compounding...
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849OpinionWhere Are LGBTQ Youth in Gun Violence Conversation?
Jerel’s story is one of many tales of hate, anger, pain and violence that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer youth face...
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663OpinionCalifornia Partnerships Helping Reduce Gun Violence, Incarceration
California has comprehensively strengthened its gun safety laws over the past 25 years and is now generally considered to have the strongest...
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768OpinionWe Can Reduce Suicides By Gun With Right Policies
Nearly two-thirds of all gun deaths in this country are self-inflicted, according to an average from 2013 to 2017. In other words,...
