AKRON, Ohio — A community violence prevention pilot program is expanding after 18 months of implementation showed a citywide reduction in violent crime. On Tuesday, the city announced a $600,000 ...

Roughly $1.4 million in funds from the federal Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program were either renewed or approved for efforts related to firearm restraining orders.

The program, led by Roots Community Health, centers on "peace committees" that rely on community members and trained, paid ...

Violence prevention and intervention programs have expanded rapidly across the country thanks to support from the Biden-Harris administration. This past June, the U.S. Surgeon General issued its first ...

Seven years ago, Erica Green learned through a Facebook post that her brother had been shot. She rushed to check on him at a hospital run by Denver Health, the city's safety-net system, but she was ...

One way to lower smoking rates among teens may be to address their exposure to violence, as an analysis by public health researchers at Brown University shows that the two are strongly linked.

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! Medicaid funding allocated for gun violence prevention programs is likely to face ...

Show Me Peace among 90 violence prevention organizations to lose funding starting Tuesday, June 30. Millions to be cut following city running out of ARPA money.

Fire officials warn that at-home celebrations can put you at a greater risk of injury.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson weighed in Tuesday on a proposal to create a Department of Gun Violence Prevention for the city ...

The city’s first youth restorative justice cohort completed nearly a year of training designed to help young people address conflict, violence and harm in their communities.

Seven years ago, Erica Green learned through a Facebook post that her brother had been shot. She rushed to check on him at a hospital run by Denver Health, the city’s safety-net system, but she was ...