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398OpinionWe 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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326OpinionWhere 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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387OpinionCalifornia 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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485OpinionWe 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,...
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630OpinionSchool Shootings Focus Defies Statistics on Where Children Die From Gunfire
Shooting deaths of children is a serious problem that needs to be addressed in this country, as does the problem of such...
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573OpinionGun Violence in Philadelphia: One Young Person’s Perspective
As sometimes happens in places plagued by economic hardship, gun violence is also a perennial problem in Philadelphia. In 2017, there were...
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1.3KNewsOnly One Alabama Program Works on Domestic Violence Plus Firearms
When Susan Shipman took a job as a bookkeeper at a women’s shelter in Anniston in 2003, she didn’t realize how close...
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528NewsCrisis Advocates Offer Advice For Fleeing Intimate Partner Violence
The most dangerous time in a violent relationship is when a victim decides to leave.
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524NewsTaking Firearms From Domestic Violence Suspects Is Challenging, Officials Say
Dozens of white boxes sat stacked atop shelves and propped against walls on a recent Wednesday in a small room in the...
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861OpinionTime to Treat Epidemic Violence As a Contagious Disease
Violence is the only major health epidemic not currently managed by health and public health methods. As a result, many areas throughout...
