By The Annie E. Casey Foundation, July 20, 2021
Public health strategies in Atlanta and Milwaukee have prevented gun homicides over the past several years, according to a new report by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Often referred to as community-based violence interventions, the safety approaches implemented in the two cities involve examining the root causes of conflicts, interrupting situations likely to result in shootings and promoting community-wide healing.
The report, Improving Community Safety Through Public Health Strategies: Lessons From Atlanta and Milwaukee, profiles work happening in the two cities that can help public and private entities — including government, service providers, funders, businesses and law enforcement agencies — in other communities throughout the nation reimagine their approaches to safety with methods that are rooted in public health and racial justice.
The work happening in Milwaukee and Atlanta’s Neighborhood Planning Unit V (NPU-V) — which includes the neighborhoods Adair Park, Capitol Gateway, Mechanicsville, Peoplestown, Pittsburgh and Summerhill — is part of a national movement. Various local public and private entities, including the Casey Foundation, have supported the new approaches to safety in the two cities.
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