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Can "E-Responders" on Social Media Prevent Gang Violence?

Michael Friedrich

March 19, 2017 |

Bloomberg CityLab |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

A pilot project at New York University called "E-Responder" trained 26 anti-violence counselors at five sites across the city to interpret online posts threatening violence and intervene before virtual violence turns real. Nearly all their interventions ended peacefully. That is not conclusive proof that this prevented violence, but it's a strong correlation that inspired spreading the program to 18 more sites. Social media "cyberbanging" is the virtual equivalent of threatening gang graffiti that turns deadly. E-responders work with on-the-ground intervention teams and police to change risky behavior.

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This innovative program uses brain science to teach Chicago teens how to stop violence

Lauren Dockett

March 15, 2017 |

The Washington Post |

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Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

Violence in Chicago's South Side reached a peak in 2016, with rates at the highest since the 1990s. Community leaders are trying to de-escalate street violence through CHILL, a new program that provides scientific explanations as a means to inform and prevent conflict between teens in the area.

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Number of military suicides still high, but help is on the rise

Kym Klass

March 10, 2017 |

The Montgomery Advertiser |

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Response Location: United States, Montgomery, Alabama

Military suicides has grown dramatically in recent years, and new programs are trying to educate and reduce the stigma of confronting mental health. A new 10-day intensive outpatient program has been implemented as well as other programs and resources.

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Riding Along With Milwaukee's Counselors For Traumatized Youths

Maura Ewing

February 09, 2017 |

Buzzfeed |

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Response Location: United States, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Police actions at a crime scene often exacerbate the victim’s trauma and trigger a person with mental illness who is going through a crisis. The Trauma-Informed Response Team in Milwaukee, is part of a national trend to train police officers in crisis intervention so they can identify signs of mental illness, and efficiently and safely get someone in crisis into the care of a mental health professional.

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On Patrol With Chicago's Last Violence Interrupters

Ann Givens

February 06, 2017 |

The Trace |

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Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

Chicago’s Cure Violence program, which has been around for close to 20 years, has closed all but one of its sites. The program employs Violence Interrupters, who work in neighborhoods to help stop violent conflict. As hopeful and successful as its creation was, it has run into cooperative issues with Chicago police and has seen a drastic cut in funding in the last five years.

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The Lone Peak story: What you didn't know about affluence and teen suicide

Jesse Hyde

December 14, 2016 |

Deseret News |

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Response Location: United States, Highland, Utah

Young adult suicide rates are at record highs, and where issues such as trauma and poverty were once believed to be the primary causes, more and more affluent communities like Alpine, Utah are facing another factor: the high pressure on students to conform to a narrow and rigorous definition of success. By teaching parents and students to recognize early warning signs, establishing peer "Hope Groups," providing comprehensive counseling and treatment plans, and eliminating cultural taboos that prevent dialogue, communities like Lone Peak are starting to curb teen depression and suicide.

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Interrupting Chicago's Gun Violence In A Historically Awful Year

Ben Schamisso Christian Bryant

December 12, 2016 |

Newsy |

Multi-Media |

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Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

CeaseFire Illinois have worked for years on the streets of Chicago intervening as “violence interrupters” to stop problems escalating into tragedy. Some volunteers are former gang members and they use community connections and personal relationships to stop shootings and retaliations before they happen. The group was the focus of a documentary called “The Interrupters.”

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Victims of violence finding new hope in hospitals

Gina Damron

November 19, 2016 |

Detroit Free Press |

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Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

Across the country, hospitals are embracing intensive intervention programs to help victims of violence — including those who have criminal histories — after they have been brought in for treatment of injuries. Such programs can help prevent retaliation, reduce the chance a patient will be violently injured again, and put people on track for success.

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India's Life Savers

Fehmida Zakeer

November 10, 2016 |

Bright Magazine |

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Response Location: India, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Cyclones or floods could not close Sneha Center for Suicide Prevention in South India. This volunteer-run clinic is in the country with the highest number of suicides in the world. It is open 24 hours a day and 365 days a year, offering confidential support to people in distress. Since its founding in 1986, Sneha has received more than 350,000 calls, as well as in-person visits, emails, and postcards.

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How Texas — and the U.S. — Might Get to Zero Suicides

Libby Coleman

October 12, 2016 |

OZY |

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Response Location: United States, Texas

Local Outreach to Suicide Survivors is a group that engages in "postvention," or comforting and supporting survivors of suicide. Survivors are more likely to be depressed or committed suicide themselves. Groups like LOSS connect this at-risk population with support and services.

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