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Your Call discussed programs working to make a difference in the Bay Area to halt gun violence and provide victims of violence with resources to keep them from the revolving cycle of gang violence. Demetria Huntsman, Program Director of Youth ALIVE’s Teens on Target program was a guest on the show.
Your Call: Working to reduce violence in the Bay Area
KALW Public Radio
January 25, 2016
Summary:
1 in 20 of those who survived getting shot were likely to die within five years from street violence, according to researchers at UCSF and Highland hospital.
In the beginning of January Oakland public safety council introduced new gun ordinances placing limits on gun ownership. The council’s decisions came hours after President Barack Obama unveiled a batch of measures to strengthen enforcement and control of firearms.
What are the root causes of youth and gun violence? How will the ordinances influence violence in the Bay Area? How can we support victims of gun and gang violence?