Featured Talk: Community Collaboration as Violence Prevention
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In this segment, I speak about what it truly means to prevent violence—not through surveillance or policing, but through early intervention, community collaboration, and trauma-responsive partnerships.
Key Themes:
Reducing violence by increasing access to equitable resources, not law enforcement
The importance of training community members to become trusted first responders in times of crisis
Building sustainable systems of care through partnerships, peer referrals, and community-led solutions
Understanding that violence is often the byproduct of unmet needs, unprocessed trauma, and systemic neglect
Creating ecosystems of support where people are seen, heard, and held—before a crisis escalates
“To resuscitate communities, we need C.P.R.—
Community Collaboration, the sharing of Resources, and authentic Partnerships.”
—Aaron Johnson