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Engaging with local community leaders and residents early and often is key to implementing public health and racial justice approaches to preventing gun violence successfully, a report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation finds.

The report, Improving Community Safety Through Public Health Strategies: Lessons From Atlanta and Milwaukee (24 pages, PDF), highlights lessons learned and recommendations from Casey-funded gun violence prevention work in which residents—with the support of nonprofits and public- or private-sector partners—shape and lead Cure Violence strategies to increase safety and heal trauma by examining root causes and addressing these issues from a public health and racial justice perspective. The study found that while ensuring local buy-in and community ownership of the solutions is essential, building trust and relationships with community members takes time and patience.

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