About Youth ALIVE!
Our Programs
Youth ALIVE! saves lives.
Our low-income children are killing and injuring one another, and there are few effective programs in place that interrupt their high-risk behavior. Youth ALIVE! is one of those programs.
-- Deborah Prothrow-Stith, Professor, Harvard University School of Public Health
-- Deborah Prothrow-Stith, Professor, Harvard University School of Public Health
- TEENS ON TARGET: Youth leadership development and peer education to promote violence prevention
- CAUGHT IN THE CROSSFIRE: Hospital-based intervention with victims of gunshot wounds and other violent injuries
- KHADAFY WASHINGTON PROJECT: Crisis response and support for families and friends of homicide victims
Ending Violence
Violence is preventable.
We work in neighborhoods that are called 'murder central,' 'ground zero,' or 'the killing fields.' We young people are the first line of defense in the prevention of violence. The hospitals and the police come in after violence has occurred. We're coming in before.
-- 17-year-old Youth ALIVE! Peer Educator
-- 17-year-old Youth ALIVE! Peer Educator
Gun violence is linked to the availability of guns in the community. Youth ALIVE! advocates for sensible policies that reduce gun, gang, family and dating violence.
We also develop, test and promote best practices, like Hospital-based Violence Intervention Programs, that are successful in breaking the cycle of violence.
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