WESH

Orlando votes to expand CVI program that has decreased gunshot wounds and homicides in the city

WESH TWO NEWS STARTS NOW. FIRST AT FIVE. CURBING CRIME IN ORLANDO. THIS IS A LIVE LOOK THROUGH OUR TOWER CAMERA AT DOWNTOWN IN TONIGHT’S SAVING OUR STREETS REPORT. THE CITY HAS DECIDED TO EXPAND A ...
WESH

Orlando gets $1.5 million for unique violence prevention program

INVESTING IN SAFETY. TODAY, ORLANDO GOT OVER $1 MILLION TO KEEP ITS NEW VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAM GOING. THAT’S RIGHT. IN OUR LATEST SAVING OUR STREETS REPORT, WESH 2’S MARLEI MARTINEZ US TELLS US ...
Afro

Mayor Scott says community violence intervention program is dropping crime rates

Mayor Brandon M. Scott and community leaders recently convened to update the public on the Mayor’s Community Violence Intervention (CVI) Ecosystem. The meeting took place on April 25, was broadcast ...
Governing

Community Violence Prevention Programs Remain a Wise Investment

Violence prevention and intervention programs have expanded rapidly across the country thanks to support from the Biden-Harris administration. This past June, the U.S. Surgeon General issued its first ...
Orlando Sentinel

Rep. Frost meets with Orlando leaders, gun violence survivors to discuss intervention program

Orlando’s leaders and gun violence survivors met Wednesday with Congressman Maxwell Frost to discuss the city’s Community Violence Intervention program — and the promise it’s shown to reduce shootings ...
Center for American Progress

Hospital-Based Intervention Programs Reduce Violence and Save Money

Hospital-based community violence intervention programs combat cycles of violent crime and retaliation by engaging patients in the recovery process immediately following injury. Only in America: The ...