21st NHERW Abstracts and Slides
Frank Perez (Abstract of Presentation)
- Violence being no longer viewed a criminal justice issue but rather a health one with solutions
- Reasoning behind this paradigm shift is because violence mimics other contagious diseases
- How human behavior contributes to this epidemic
- What can be done to stop violence and eradicate it at its sources
- Cure Violence methods
- Validation of the model by solid data and research from trusted leading national and international organizations
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Leon T Andrews (Abstract of Presentation)
- Data (Homicide) shows disproportionate impact on black males across cities in the US
- An initiative that brings together city mayors, community leaders, youth and local stakeholders will have more impact than policing
- Learnings from the Cities United and Leaders Initiative
- Examine implicit and explicit bias in our individual lives, communities, policies, systems and structures
- Discussing REAL: Race, Equity and Leadership
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Pamela Jumper Thurman (Abstract of Presentation)
- Negative health consequences in the Native community and other communities of color related to IPV are well established and are a challenge to health providers.
- Statistics document that 1 in 3 Native women experience physical and sexual violence. Few resources are available to these communities and jurisdictional issues can be challenging.
- Each community is different, different histories, different resources, and the cultures vary. What works in one community may not work in other communities. In fact, a best practice in one community is not a best practice for all communities.
- Community Readiness, developed at Colorado State University, takes these factors into consideration and utilizes the existing resources within a community, the strength of the culture within the community, and the readiness of a community to engage and mobilize to build stronger and more effective efforts in both research and service to create a sustainable and community supported model for change.
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