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Preventing Youth Violence: Detroiters Working Together to Help Youth Succeed

Detroit Youth Violence Prevention Initiative

DETROIT (Tell Us Det) - At the direction of President Obama, the National Forum on Youth Violence Prevention (the Forum) was established to build a national conversation concerning youth and gang violence that would increase awareness, drive action, and build local capacity to more effectively address youth violence through comprehensive planning.

In May 2010, Mayor Dave Bing joined the Forum and pledged to develop a comprehensive plan to prevent youth and gang violence in Detroit, by using balanced approaches and data-driven strategies.

The Forum aims to build a national conversation about youth and gang violence to increase awareness, drive action, and build local capacity to more effectively address youth violence. It models a new kind of federal and local collaboration, encouraging its members to change the way they do business by sharing common challenges and promising strategies, through comprehensive planning and coordinated action.

In April 2012, that plan was presented in Washington, D.C. Consistent with other Forum cities, the Detroit Youth Violence Prevention Strategy includes a multi-disciplinary approach that embraces: prevention, intervention, enforcement, and re-entry strategies.

Youth violence prevention is a top priority for Attorney General Eric Holder and policymakers, practitioners, researchers, and community members across the nation. In spite of consistent decreases in juvenile violent crime arrests nationwide since 1994, many localities continue to seek information and strategies to better prevent and respond to youth violence.

Download the Full Detroit Youth Violence Prevention Plan .pdf

For additional information on the National Forum on Youth Violence Prevention, visit www.FindYouthInfo.gov – Preventing Youth Violence or follow the discussion at #NationalForum.

 

 

 
   
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