Cure Violence Blog

Categories

Archives

Two ex-gang members stop a long-running war in the Bronx using unconvential methods

By Michael J. Lewis | January 11th, 2016

Note: Names of some individuals mentioned in this story have been changed. They had been fighting for more than a decade, over the same … 

Continue Reading >>

Visualizing the Shooting Epidemic in Baltimore

By Gross, Jonathan | December 14th, 2015

All shootings are preventable, despite common belief. Shootings frequently occur in or near the same locations, involve individuals with … 

Continue Reading >>

Chicago, Baltimore, Ferguson, New York . . . Cities Torn Apart . . . How Can We Change?

By Slutkin, Dr. Gary | November 30th, 2015

To change our responses to a problem that repeats itself, we need to change the way we view the problem. Scientific studies, including … 

Continue Reading >>

What YOU can do on #GivingTuesday!

By Buettner, Kathy | November 24th, 2015

First, we had "Black Friday." Then came "Cyber Monday." Now, in its fourth year, we have #GivingTuesday! It’s a global day of giving … 

Continue Reading >>

New Report: Cure Violence Model Creates Better Parenting and Less Violence for Families & Children

By Charlie Ransford | November 18th, 2015

Preventing violence is vitally important for children and families. Over 1 billion children are victims of violence every year. … 

Continue Reading >>

After Loss, Father brings Message of Violence Prevention

By UIC_News | October 22nd, 2015

Jeremy Richman lost his only child, 6-year-old Avielle, when she was killed along with 19 other children and six educators during the 2012 … 

Continue Reading >>

Peace Makes the Cut in Revolutionary New UN Framework

By Greenberg, Melanie | August 27th, 2015

These 5 P’s form the basis for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), the revolutionary new framework that the United Nations has … 

Continue Reading >>

Cameron Safarloo named COO at Cure Violence

By Buettner, Kathy | August 17th, 2015

Chicago, IL….Cameron Safarloo, MBA begins today (8 17 2015) as Chief Operating Officer at Cure Violence, a top 20 global NGO with a … 

Continue Reading >>

The Normative Nature of Youth Delinquency

By Safarloo, Ariyana | August 13th, 2015

The Justice Policy Institute, a Washington, DC based non-profit dedicated to reducing the use of incarceration and the justice system and … 

Continue Reading >>

Cure Violence Ranks 14th on 2016 Top 500 Global NGO List; 1st Among Violence Prevention NGOs

By Charlie Ransford | August 10th, 2015

Cure Violence ranks 14th in NGO Advisor’s new 2016 report of the Top 500 NGOs in the world, one of the definitive international … 

Continue Reading >>
  2. 1
  3. 2
  4. 3
  5. 4
  6. 5
  7. 6
  8. 7
  9. ...
  10. 23

What Others
Are Saying

I was on the board because I was a U.S. Attorney. It’s been ten years since I was a U.S. Attorney, and I voluntarily stayed on the board because I think the model does work.Scott Lassar, Former US Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois in Chicago

I know Cure Violence is effective.Andrea Zopp, Deputy Mayor and Chief Neighborhood Development Officer; former CEO Chicago Urban League

See All Testimonials >>

Related Resources