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So many important efforts and research in different places around the country and world. What can we bring to Philadelphia to prevent the violence epidemic in our city?

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    • Cure Violence: https://cvg.org/

      Cure Violence Global® is guided by the understanding that violence is a health issue, that individuals and communities can transform themselves, and that community partners and strategic partnerships are keys to success. Through a rigorous, scientific, and data-driven approach, Cure Violence Global™ helps communities to implement violence prevention programs that are effective in significantly reducing violence.

      Our Mission: To reduce violence globally using disease control and behavior change methods.


      Impact:  The Cure Violence® Approach has the strongest evidence of effectiveness for violence prevention. Today, there are eight evaluations and more than a dozen studies and reports showing a large impact on violence.

      • 45% violent crime (Trinidad & Tobago)
      • 63% shooting (New York City)
      • 30% shootings (Philadelphia)
      • 48% shooting — in first week of program (Chicago)

      Philadelphia Evaluation Report from 2017: https://cvg.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Roman_etal2017JEC_SelectingtheCounterfactual_CeaseFirePrepubcopy.pdf 




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