Joseph Robinette Biden, Fact Sheet: More Details on the Biden–Harris Administration’s Investments in Community Violence… (2021)
“ Hospital-based violence interventions engage people who have been shot while they are still in the hospital, connecting them to services to decrease the likelihood that they commit gun violence or are victimized in the future. ”
Joseph Robinette Biden, Fact Sheet: More Details on the Biden–Harris Administration’s Investments in Community Violence… (2021)
“ President Biden’s American Jobs Plan, unveiled last week, calls on Congress to invest $5 billion over eight years to support evidence-based community violence intervention programs that train at-risk individuals for jobs and provide other wraparound services to prevent violence and assist victims. ”
Joseph Robinette Biden, Fact Sheet: More Details on the Biden–Harris Administration’s Investments in Community Violence… (2021)
“ We know that a relatively small number of people are involved in urban gun violence, whether as perpetrators or victims. There are proven community violence intervention (CVI) strategies for reducing gun violence through tools other than incarceration. For example, violence interruption programs deploy trusted messengers work directly with individuals most likely to commit gun violence, intervene in conflicts, and connect people to social and economic services to reduce the likelihood of gun violence as an answer. ”
