You Are Not Alone
A Violence Intervention Case Study: Our efforts to support young shooting victims in Oakland often require multiple Youth ALIVE! programs and staff – hospital-based violence intervention […]
Violence Is A Public Health Issue
YA! featured in Pacific Standard Youth ALIVE!, National Network of Hospital Based Violence Intervention (NNHVIP), and peer programs like Cure Violence joined together to talk violence […]
Hundreds of Healers Gather in Denver
Healing Justice Alliance a Mile High Once each year, usually in late summer or early fall, like migrating birds, they gather. This year’s Healing Justice Alliance […]
From Parkland to Oakland
Our Annual Report 2017-2018 The report we release today, Listening to Our Youth: From Parkland to Oakland, lists results from all of our programs. It includes two […]
YA!’s Violence Prevention Programs Featured
San Francisco Magazine With murders up, the police force depleted, and a mayor under threat of recall, 2011 was a very bad year for Oakland. To […]
The Hidden Trauma of Living in Fear – YA on MSNBC
MSNBC Melissa Harris-Perry interviewed Kyndra Simmons, Youth ALIVE’s Caught in the Crossfire Program Manager about PTSD being diagnosed in Oakland’s children. Aired December 15, 2015. See the full […]
Essence Magazine: Youth ALIVE! Intervention Specialists Featured
ESSENCE MAGAZINE After a young Oakland mother was shot in front of her kids, one of her first visitors was Youth ALIVE! intervention specialist Rafael Vasquez. Soon […]
Success Story: From Victim to Community Leader
In 2008, Caheri Gutierrez, a young model from one of Oakland’s most dangerous neighborhoods, was shot in her beautiful face and nearly killed in a drive-by. […]
Doctors Recommend PTSD Screening for Civlians
NBC NEWS Youth ALIVE!’s Caught in the Crossfire client Jean Eason, Intervention Specialist Ray Estrada and Executive Director, Anne Marks were featured on NBC News. The […]
Delays for Paramedics Draw Criticism in Oakland
NEW YORK TIMES By SHOSHANA WALTER DEC. 17, 2011 Gunshots cracked the air on a sunny morning as two men led a group of high school […]