The Massachusetts Department of Public Health's Gun Violence Prevention Program (GVP) provides individual- and community-level interventions to 17–24-year-olds who live in communities that are most affected by gun violence. GVP applies eight core principles centered on racial equity and trauma-informed care to deliver comprehensive street outreach, mental and behavioral health, mentoring, and workforce support services, and to address the root causes of gun violence through community engagement and mobilization. GVP funds 15 community-based, violence prevention organizations across Massachusetts and supports primarily Black and Latinx youth and young adults.
We advance strategic planning and provide grant management and coaching for the 15 GVP grantees. We support grantees to develop, implement, and monitor comprehensive program plans with the goal of building safe communities in which all youth can thrive.
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