A Minneapolis neighborhood celebrated the opening of a centralized location for community safety initiatives.
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Truce Center: A safe haven for youth in St. PaulÂ
Roughly four years ago, Miki Frost opened his first Truce Center in St. Paul to help curb street violence and build a sense of community.
Posted inHealth + Wellness
What we can and must do to mitigate our trauma
Trauma creates physical, psychological, or emotional harm and adverse effects on the individual and/or group’s ability to function.
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Another child’s death evokes angst, grief, finger-pointing
London Michael Bean’s murder adds to the compounded grief of a community.
Posted inOpinion
Silence from Minneapolis city leaders in response to community stress, trauma, and violence
City leaders need to hold themselves accountable to the promises they made to the community over a year ago…
Posted inOpinion
Murders on the rise in U.S. cities—opinions vary as to why
One survey of America’s larger cities found that between 2019 and 2020, homicide deaths rose more than 30%.
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How a public-health approach to violence prevention is working in Mpls.
The Office of Violence Prevention was created in 2018 to reduce violence in a city already facing police violence and community violence.