The HAVI
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The HAVI’s mission is to reduce violence, particularly in communities of color, by advancing HVIPs and coordinated, community-led systems.
Boston, MA
Joined August 2019
ICYMI – Join TODAY’s webinar on the 2025 Funding Opportunities from the @kaiserpermanente Center for Gun Violence Research and Education 🚨. 🕒 When: 2 pm ET TODAY!.📅 Register: [link]. Can’t attend? Access recording & materials anytime:
kpcenterforgunviolenceresearch.org
Heath care can help prevent gun violence. Explore the Center's 2025 Funding Opportunity, which provides grants for research to reduce community gun violence and firearm suicide.
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🔔Upcoming Webinar: 2025 Funding Opportunity.Join the @aboutKP Center for Gun Violence Research & Education on July 23 at 2pm ET for an informational webinar on this funding opportunity. 📅📅Register: More Info: #FundingOpportunity.
kpcenterforgunviolenceresearch.org
Heath care can help prevent gun violence. Explore the Center's 2025 Funding Opportunity, which provides grants for research to reduce community gun violence and firearm suicide.
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Post 2: . ⏳ Nominate by 7/11! . The deadline for award nominations is fast approaching. Help us honor those making an impact in violence prevention! . 🌟 Nominate now: #HAVI2025 #Nominate #FrontlineHeroes #CommunityImpact.
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Post 1: . 🚨 Early Bird Rate Ends 7/15! .Don’t miss out on savings for the 2025 HAVI Conference happening October 7-9 in Kansas City!. 💥 Register now: . #HAVI2025 #EarlyBird #ConferenceRegistration #ViolencePrevention
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🚨 Lansing, MI saw a 52% drop in gun violence after launching @WeAdvancePeace in 2022. 🚨. This isn’t a coincidence; it’s proof that CVI works when communities invest in what matters: trusted messengers, consistent mentorship, real opportunity. But programs like this are at
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Tweet 2/2:. Ira Henry, Operation Good’s co-founder said the news “…feels like they don’t care. Do you want to stop crime in the city of Jackson? Do you want change?”. 📖 Read the full story: #CVI #HVIP #FundTheFrontlines #GunViolencePrevention.
theguardian.com
Mississippi’s Operation Good engaged teens in a range of programs, protecting them from crime – but that work is now in jeopardy
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Tweet 1/2:. 🛑 @operationgoodms in Jackson, MS, helped reduce gun violence by mentoring youth, addressing poverty, and building trust. Now, the program is at risk. Operation Good is one of many CVI programs facing drastic federal funding cuts.
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🧠 Minority Mental Health Awareness Month 🧠. Black youth are 14x more likely to die from gun violence than white youth. Yet only 31% of Black Americans with mental health needs receive care. This month is a crucial reminder:. We must expand access to trauma-informed,
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🛠️ New Tool for HVIP Sustainability 🛠️. As federal funding declines, hospitals are key to sustaining HVIPs. A new cost tool—developed by @Everytown, @BU_Tweets, and the HAVI—helps hospitals and partners plan for what it really takes to fund this life-saving work. 🔗 Report:
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🏆 Deadline Approaching HAVI Award Nominations 🏆. Help us recognize outstanding leaders in violence intervention — submit your nomination by July 11 at 11:59 PM EST. 📋 Award info: 📝 Nominate here: #HAVIConference2025
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🚨 Investing in Communities, Saving Lives 🚨. Sen. @CoryBooker and Rep. @StevenHorsford have reintroduced the Break the Cycle of Violence Act — a historic bill that would invest $5B in CVI programs and $1.5B in youth workforce development over 8 years. This is the largest
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The HAVI’s Jermaine Belcher, Senior Coordinator, Policy & Advocacy, recently joined All Politics R Local to discuss the national CVI landscape. He spoke passionately about how federal funding cuts are threatening the future of violence intervention programs across the country.
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“Federal funding has fueled life-saving progress nationwide—but that progress is fragile. We need sustained, bipartisan investment to keep communities safe and healthy.” - Dr. Nick Zaller, Senior Director, Research & Evaluation at the HAVI . A new piece in @Health_Affairs makes
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🙌 Three years ago, the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), one of the most historic steps toward recognizing that gun violence is a public health crisis, became law. 🙌. BSCA shows us, even amid a divided nation, meaningful change is possible, and momentum to reduce gun
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Tweet 2:. Their latest study with @SCFinsider highlights critical gaps in care for those at risk of firearm suicide, urging health systems to address suicide prevention across all healthcare settings—primary, emergency, and mental health care. 🔗Full study here:.
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Tweet 1:. 📊 Suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death for people aged 10-44 in the U.S., with firearms as the most common method. A new study from @KaiserPermanente Center for Gun Violence Research and Education’s Scientists in Residence, Dr. Julie Angerhofer (@jangerhofer) &
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🌟 Happy Juneteenth! 🌟. Today, we honor the resilience and freedom of Black communities. Juneteenth is a reminder of the ongoing fight for racial justice, equity, and healing. At the HAVI, we’re committed to dismantling systemic racism and creating a future where every
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🧡 For Gun Violence Awareness Month, The HAVI spotlights progress in NYC’s Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Programs. 🧡. @NYCHealthSystem has unified its Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Programs across 11 public hospitals, creating a citywide, trauma-informed system of
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