Torres & Hardison Discuss the Toll of Violence in the Guardian
Impact on Youth & Families – Shootings and homicides have increased this year in Oakland and there are many reasons why. This article in The Guardian […]
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 […]
New California Law Increases Victim Access to Help
YA! Legislative Advocacy Update Even as Washington grows more hostile to newcomers and people of color, the State of California continues to increase fairness and access […]
Another Upside to the Affordable Care Act
Youth ALIVE! ED Quoted in New York Times Article on ACA Among the many thousands of Americans who finally have health insurance thanks to the ACA, which […]
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. […]
Oakland Effect: the profound physical effect of toxic stress
Oakland Tribune By Scott Johnson Oakland Tribune This is an excerpt from reporter Scott Johnson’s blog, which focuses on the impact of violence and trauma on the […]
Shootings Soar in Oakland; Children Often the Victims
NEW YORK TIMES By SHOSHANA WALTER JAN. 7, 2012 Five-year-old Gabriel Martinez Jr. died Dec. 30, shot as he played under a streetlight near his father’s […]
Success story for Sacramento intervention program
East Bay gunshot victim a success story for Sacramento intervention program Sacramento Bee July 2011 By Kim Minugh – kminugh@sacbee.com In an Oakland street, Maurice Stroud took […]