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  1. Cure Violence, Chicago, Illinois. 13,136 likes · 18 talking about this · 72 were here. We work to save lives by reducing gun violence globally using the disease control model. Make the cure contagious.

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  2. Helping Families Live Beyond Violent Loss. 1010 W. 35th St., Suite 510 Chicago, IL 60609. 312-488-9222 • office@chicagosurvivors.org • Hotline 877.863.6338

  3. The Institute for Nonviolence Chicago is a respected leader in gun violence prevention, intervention, and reduction.Our critical work heals and restores Chicago communities with the highest incidences of shootings through street outreach, job programs, behavioral health and wellness, and meaningful partnerships with Community Violence Intervention (CVI) and research organizations.

  4. How we define the City’s violence reduction interventions and programs: The City's violence reduction strategy involves programs and interventions that aim to reduce community and domestic violence within the 15 priority community areas and by prioritizing individuals at the highest risk of violence involvement. This chart only reflects the ...

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    Violent crime in Chicago is at a nearly 30-year low, yet the city’s rate of violence is still staggering. In 2011, 433 people in Chicago were murdered—double to triple the murders per capita in peer cities like Los Angeles or New York City. Violence is particularly devastating for Chicago’s youth: in 2010, 1,109 school-aged youth were shot, and 216...

    Chicago’s anti-violence effort is set apart by our truly multidisciplinary approach to ending youth violence. Last year, Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle joined together to lead an unprecedented cross-agency, cross-sector effort to address violence in the Chicago region. The partnership includes 50 leaders from governme...

    Prevention 1. Gang intervention:The Chicago Police Department (CPD) is currently running gang interventions modeled on the Boston “Operation Ceasefire” Model in four districts. In this intervention, law enforcement, service providers, and community figures deliver a unified message to gang members to stop the violence or face a targeted and unified...

  5. Nov 21, 2011 · A violence prevention program that uses a public health approach, using trained street violence interrupters and outreach workers, public education campaigns, and community mobilization to reduce shootings and killings. This program is rated Promising. The program was associated with significant reductions in shootings, killings, and retaliatory homicides and also appeared to make shooting hot ...

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  7. Violence Reduction Strategy (VRS) The Violence Reduction Strategy (VRS), an initiative of the Chicago Police Department (CPD), is designed to lessen the impact of violent crime on our community. An important component of the VRS is the Custom Notifications program, which is a partnership between CPD and the John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

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