Ask CA to Fund Violence Prevention
Ask CA to Fund Violence Prevention Our bill to fund violence prevention, AB 28, is on Governor Newsom’s Desk Now is the time to make sure […]
YA! Names New Executive Director
Berkeley DrPH is YA!’s New ED – Oakland’s nationally recognized, anchor community organization for violence prevention, intervention and healing appoints the third permanent Executive Director in […]
We ask Biden to declare violence as a Public Health Emergency
Our Letter to HHS Secretary Becerra – Youth ALIVE! has long advocated for leaders and policymakers to view gun violence as a public health issue. We […]
YA! Advocacy Director at DC Summit
YA!’s National Profile Grows – While Youth ALIVE! is rooted in Oakland, our agency and staff are recognized nationally as innovators on the streets and as […]
Hope in a Time of Pain
Respond with Hope – From a speech given last month in Sacramento in which Youth ALIVE! Policy & Advocacy Director Gabriel Garcia spoke about our work. […]
Making our Healing Work Reimbursable
Intervention is Healing – Violence is a public health issue. The best way to prevent or reduce violence, and to sustain that reduction is to treat […]
Cure Violence founder on treating violence as an epidemic
YA! & Caught in the Crossfire cited: Hundreds of studies have now demonstrated this contagious nature – even across many types of violence. The research shows that […]
2020 Candidates See Gun Violence As Public Health Issue
Youth ALIVE! at Vegas Forum: The 2020 Democratic candidates for President gathered in Las Vegas in early October to talk about gun safety in America, and […]
A Movement Rising: the health approach to reducing violence
Youth ALIVE!’s Annual Report: At Youth ALIVE!, we believe in approaching daily violence as a public health conundrum, not a criminal justice one. We believe the […]
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 […]