The Surge & the Future of Violence Prevention
Posted: March 1, 2022
No Going Back – As Oakland’s surge in gun violence continues, an informative February article in the San Francisco Chronicle looks at its possible causes, and […]
Continue ReadingYouth ALIVE in Year-End Media
Posted: January 10, 2022
YA! Staff on Oakland’s Violent Year – As 2021 came to a close and the media sought to summarize a year of increased violence in Oakland […]
Continue ReadingHappy Holidays! (but just in case they’re not)
Posted: December 22, 2021
Holiday Mental Health Resources: We wish all a wonderful holiday season, but we know that, for many people, it’s not the most wonderful time of the […]
Continue ReadingYA! Violence Interrupter on Ghost Guns
Posted: December 6, 2021
Times looks at ghost gun impact – Ghost guns are untraceable firearms without serial numbers, put together from parts acquired separately. They are an increasing problem […]
Continue ReadingYA! ED Anne Marks on Surge in Violence
Posted: December 6, 2021
SF Chronicle looks at surge – This San Francisco Chronicle piece by reporter Susie Neilson includes vast amounts of historic and national data on gun violence […]
Continue ReadingIs This Our Most Innovative Program?
Posted: November 22, 2021
Healing’s Ripple Effect All Youth ALIVE! programs are about healing and innovation. And our Counseling Services may be our most innovative program of all. These […]
Continue ReadingHear The Voices of Survivors
Posted: October 12, 2021
Survivors Needs & Rights On the first day of October we gathered with our comrades at Broken By Violence (BBV) and Crime Survivors for Safety & […]
Continue ReadingWho Are The Victims of the Surge?
Posted: September 28, 2021
YA!’s Paris Davis Interviewed – The nation is aware of a general increase in gun violence, roughly coinciding with the COVID-19 pandemic. There is much discussion, […]
Continue ReadingYA! KWP Coordinator talks surge in homicides
Posted: September 27, 2021
Jasmine Hardison in The Guardian – A September 2021 article in The Guardian on Oakland’s 100th homicide of 2021 is a clear-headed assessment of the current […]
Continue ReadingSaving Lives for 30 Years!
Posted: September 20, 2021
Our 30th Anniversary Event Video – With watch parties from Antioch to Oakland and friends and families tuning in all across the country, our 30th anniversary […]
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