Prevention Institute: UNITY

Make the Case: Violence is Preventable

• FAQ : Why is violence a public health issue? Is violence preventable?
• Testimony from Dr. Deborah Prothrow-Stith to the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, July 09 Read Deborah Prothrow-Stith's testimony on how violence is preventable, and learn more about investments in prevention that will result in lives saved, improved quality of life in highly impacted neighborhoods, improved academic outcomes, and reduced expenditures in the criminal justice and health care systems
  
• Murder is no Accident: Understanding and Preventing Youth Violence by Prothrow-Stith and Spivak. Listen to excerpts of the authors talking about the book or purchase.
• Assessment of Youth Violence Prevention Activities in USA Cities
• Shared strategies for preventing violence and promoting healthy eating and active living
• The UNITY Urban Agenda for Preventing Violence Before it Occurs: Bringing a Multi-Sector Approach to Scale in US Cities
• "Cost-Saving Prisons Aren't the California Dream—Prevention Is." Op-ed by Rachel Davis

Have A Plan: Sample Plans and Blueprints

The following plans are grounded in prevention/public health approaches. Though the level of implementation varies for each, they are all examples of how strategy can be shaped.

• UNITY Policy Platform: What Cities Need to Prevent Violence Before It Occurs
• Blueprint for Action: Preventing Youth Violence in Minneapolis
• A Call to Action: A Case for a Comprehensive Solution to LA's Gang Violence Epidemic and Connie Rice on LA's Comprehensive Gang Prevention Strategy
• Oxnard Alliance for Community Strength's SAFETY Blueprint
• Alameda County Violence Prevention Blueprint
• Cultivating Peace in Salinas: A Framework for Violence Prevention
• Blueprint for a Safer Philadelphia

Learn From Others: Additional Links and Resources

• UNITY (Urban Networks to Increase Thriving Youth through Violence Prevention) and the UNITY RoadMap: A Framework for Effectiveness and Sustainability
• Children and Their Families are Safe From Violence In Their Homes and Neighborhoods: Part of the Building Healthy Communities Outcome Resource Guides, this article seeks to provide a comprehensive approach to violence prevention by sharing information about violence as health issue, outlining strategies for preventing violence and providing examples of success in violence prevention strategies as well as additional resources and tools for community leaders.
• Chicago CeaseFire - The Campaign to STOP the Shooting
• Youth ALIVE! Programs by and for teens to reduce violence in communities and schools.
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control and the Division of Violence Prevention.
• World Health Organization: Violence and Injury Prevention and Disability, including Violence Prevention: The Evidence
• STRYVE (Striving To Reduce Youth Violence Everywhere) is aimed at reducing the perpetration of violence by youth ages 10 to 24. It is a guide for communities, states and the country to use in developing and implementing evidence-informed strategies, programs, and policies for stopping violence before it occurs using a public health approach. Throughout 2010, CDC will be partnering with groups to design STRYVE's action steps that will aid communities in designing and implementing a comprehensive community wide approach to youth violence prevention.

See more Prevention Institute materials on preventing violence