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Kamala Harris, the California attorney general, detailed her Smart on Crime approach during a UNITY webinar in 2010 when she was San Francisco's district attorney. Read excerpts from her conversation with UNITY Co-Chair Larry Cohen for insight into the perspective of California's chief law officer. Harris explains how preventing violence is a smart way to promote public safety, and she shares innovative city strategies to reduce recidivism and keep kids in school.
Welcome to our media digest for the week ending August 10, 2018! Each week, PI compiles a round-up of the latest public health-related news, with an eye toward media framing and language, particularly as they relate to the role of primary prevention. The views expressed in these articles do not reflect those of Prevention Institute.
Welcome to our media digest for the week ending August 17, 2018! Each week, PI compiles a round-up of the latest public health-related news, with an eye toward media framing and language, particularly as they relate to the role of primary prevention. The views expressed in these articles do not reflect those of Prevention Institute.
The following piece appeared in Ms. Magazine Blog on August 22, 2018.
Sexual violence, domestic violence, child maltreatment and community violence are often experienced together, and exposure to one form increases risk of experiencing or engaging in another
Welcome to our media digest for the week ending August 24, 2018! Each week, PI compiles a round-up of the latest public health-related news, with an eye toward media framing and language, particularly as they relate to the role of primary prevention. The views expressed in these articles do not reflect those of Prevention Institute.
PI's Rachel Davis and Board Member Howard Pinderhughes, have written a chapter in Violence and Trauma in the Lives of Children, a two volume textbook edited by Joy D. Osofsky and Betsy McAlister Groves, entitled “From Adverse Childhood Experiences to Adverse Community Experiences: Addressing and Preventing Community Trauma.”
Parents shouldn’t look to the labels on the front of food package for guidance on picking the healthiest products for their kids.