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THE TRACE - What happens after community violence intervention programs lose funding?
Workers fear that their progress on reducing shootings could reverse course
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THE BOSTON GLOBE - What happens after community violence intervention programs lose funding?
Workers fear that their progress on reducing shootings could reverse course
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All about our workshop offerings
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We offer trainings on a variety of topics related to gun violence. Get in touch to learn more.
1
Youth and youth-serving professionals
We give young people the tools they need to be knowledgeable about gun violence in their communities and take action to impact gun violence prevention policy.
We also provide educational and advocacy trainings for professionals who work in schools and youth-serving settings.
2
Medical and mental health providers
We provide educational trainings specifically geared for medical and mental healthcare providers.
These trainings focus on how gun violence is showing up in our most impacted communities, the root causes of this violence, and how trauma-informed care prevents gun violence.
3
Community members and organizations
We provide customized advocacy and educational trainings for a range of community members and organizations.
Past collaborations include: faith-based organizations, senior living centers, violence prevention nonprofits, and more.
Advocacy 101
Trains youth and adults in advocacy skills that can be used for state, municipal, or very local advocacy. The module addresses issues ranging from general empowerment to specific action outreach models, such as direct outreach to legislators and utilizing research. The central focus of the Advocacy 101 training is to empower MA residents to build advocacy skills to promote policy change that targets access to guns, the proliferation of firearms, and root causes of gun violence. Through Advocacy 101, we enhance and expand the network of activists, future policymakers, and leaders striving to improve our Commonwealth.
"Guns, Safety, and the Edge of Adulthood" - a webinar with Citizens for Juvenile Justice and the Center for Court Innovation highlighting why young people carry guns.
Webinar hosted with Suzanne Dubus of Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center on the dangerous intersection of guns and domestic violence.
Webinar hosted with an expert from Giffords Law Center on the rising threat of ghost guns.