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November 21, 2011 | New Public Health Post
>>EDITOR'S NOTE: On 9/13/2012 CeaseFire changed its name to Cure Violence. Violence is preventable. It's a simple statement, but one that has sparked considerable dialogue in the field of public health and beyond. Groups like Strong Strong, which wo ...
January 1, 2005 | Book
This chapter examines The Chicago Project for Violence Prevention funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation as part of the Local Initiative Funding Partners Program.
December 1, 2002 | Program Result Report
Starting in 1999, Ribbon of Promise developed a grass-roots campaign against school violence. The campaign, also known as Ribbon of Promise or ROP, grew out of community response to a fatal school shooting in Springfield, Ore., in May 1998, which left two dead and 25 wounded.
February 1, 2004 | Program Result Report
Rutgers University's School of Criminal Justice pulled together a task force to examine the nature of Newark's violent crime problem and take steps to address it.
March 23, 2007 | Program Result Report
The Harvard Opinion Research Group at the Harvard University School of Public Health conducted a total of 16 public opinion surveys on topics related to the priorities of RWJF.
April 1, 2007 | Program Result Report
The National Crime Prevention Council assisted teams from six states as they developed and implemented plans to make prevention the standard approach to reducing crime and substance abuse within their communities.
September 29, 2011 | New Public Health Post
NPH: Tell us about the model for CeaseFire. Gary Slutkin: CeaseFire is a disease control approach to reducing shootings and killings. We have reevaluated what is going on in the field of violence, scientifically, and used sciences of behavior and of ...
May 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Tobacco control endgame strategies threaten to create large black markets with potential attendant harms.
April 1, 2003 | Program Result Report
The National Crime Prevention Council convened Alcohol Policy XII, "Alcohol and Crime: Research and Practice for Prevention," which took place June 11-14, 2000 in Washington.
June 30, 2003 | Program Result Report
Mediawrights, a communications strategy and production company, developed a videotape, a Web site and marketing materials to describe the experience of the Boston Strategy to Prevent Youth Violence.