Hundreds of viewers tuned in across the country to watch Advancing a Community-Based Model for Violence Prevention, the 21st National Health Equity Research Webcast. The annual live-audience, interactive symposium explores the intersection of health, policy, and diversity through panel discussions with experts and a question-and-answer session.
“There are no easy answers to complex problems for violence prevention,” said UNC School of Social Work dean Jack Richman, who introduced this year's webcast. Richman highlighted places where the School’s projects were making an impact in North Carolina in addressing violence prevention.
“The communities know what they need,” said panelist Pamela Jumper Thurman, affiliate research professor, Ethnic Studies Department and National Center for Community Readiness at Colorado State University. “We need to listen to them first.”
Thurman, who was joined by two other groundbreaking panelists, shared her experiences of working with marginalized communities, especially native communities, to reduce interpersonal violence. She advocated for utilizing existing community resources and community readiness to mobilize to build stronger and more effective efforts in both research and service, thereby creating a sustainable and community-supported model for change.
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