Sentences with phrase «violence prevention advocates»

Working with violence prevention advocates and educators, FUTURES has worked to break the cycle of violence by developing groundbreaking programs to prevent teen dating violence and promote healthy relationships.

Back home, gun violence prevention advocates were planning a hero's welcome for the Connecticut delegation, who will be holding a press conference at the Legislative Office Building to talk about what comes next.

Connecticut's two U.S. senators joined members of the state's LGBTQ community and gun violence prevention advocates in marking the one - year anniversary of the Orlando nightclub shooting on Monday.

(New York, NY)-- A week and a half after the shooting at Marjory Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, a coalition of New York legislators and gun violence prevention advocates today urged the State Senate and Assembly to promptly hold votes on a bill sponsored by Senators Brian Kavanagh and Brad Hoylman and Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon that would empower family members and law enforcement to prevent gun violence.

At 11 a.m., Assemblyman Joseph Lentol, Rep. Carolyn Maloney, other lawmakers and violence prevention advocates introduce the «Jessica Tush Teen Dating Violence Prevention Program,» a pilot Common Core education program scheduled to begin this month at K. 558 Williamsburg High School for Architecture and Design, 257 N. Sixth St., Brooklyn.

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Since the murder of her family members, Jeanne Bishop has been an advocate for gun violence prevention.

Since the murder of her family members, Jeanne Bishop has been an advocate for gun violence prevention, forgiveness and abolition of the death penalty.

Also at 11 a.m., Assemblyman Brian Kavanagh, lawmakers who are members of New York Legislators for Gun Violence Prevention, and gun safety advocates to hold joint press conference calling for commonsense gun violence prevention legislation, LCA Room, LOB, Room 130,Violence Prevention, and gun safety advocates to hold joint press conference calling for commonsense gun violence prevention legislation, LCA Room, LOB, Room 130,violence prevention legislation, LCA Room, LOB, Room 130, Albany.

At noon, New York Legislators for Gun Violence Prevention — comprised of both state senators and assembly members — will join with advocates outside of the Senate Chambers to release a package of commonsense gun violence prevention bills, outside the Senate chamber, 3rd Floor, state Capitol,Violence Prevention — comprised of both state senators and assembly members — will join with advocates outside of the Senate Chambers to release a package of commonsense gun violence prevention bills, outside the Senate chamber, 3rd Floor, state Capitol,violence prevention bills, outside the Senate chamber, 3rd Floor, state Capitol, Albany.

Also at noon, Sen. Brian Kavanagh and Brad Hoylman and Assemblywoman Jo Anne Simon will join gun control advocates to announce the formation of a coalition supporting enactment this session of a gun violence prevention law that would create Extreme Risk Protection Orders, outside Senate chamber, 3rd Floor, state Capitol, Albany.

«South Florida has a progressive champion in Lori Berman — as a Representative she pushed for commonsense gun violence prevention measures, advocated for public schools, and fought for seniors,» said Rizzo.

Corbett said Murray has made domestic violence prevention a «priority» issue for her campaign, noting that she served as a victim advocate in 1988 as part of the Suffolk University Battered Women's Advocacy Project.

The American Academy of Pediatrics, an organization of 66,000 pediatricians, has repeatedly advocated for stricter gun laws, violence prevention programs, research for gun violence prevention and public health surveillance, physician counseling to patients on the health hazards of firearms and mental health access to address exposure to violence.

But his request for Congress to approve $ 10 million for research on several aspects of violence prevention — including a look at the effects of video games and media images — could face stiff resistance among advocates of gun ownership.

Since 2013, Swarthmore, a college with only 1,500 students, has appointed four new Title IX deputy coordinators and a Title IX Fellow, plus a «violence prevention educator and advocate» and sexual misconduct investigator in the college police department.

Over the past 30 years, Joan Cole Duffell has been an educator, writer, and leading advocate for positive outcomes for children, focusing on promoting children's social - emotional skills and the prevention of child abuse, bullying, and other forms of violence.

Thompson, who is herself an advocate for women's rights and the prevention of sexual abuse, has faced unspeakable backlash on her personal pages and accounts for her stance against this kind of violence, so this isn't merely some tongue - in - cheek advice about keeping your mouth shut.

As Managing Attorney, she supervised a team of 20 staff attorneys, legal advocates, and volunteers who represent clients in matters involving housing, social safety - net benefits, healthcare access, domestic violence and sexual assault prevention, and consumer protection, as well as wrap - around legal help to low - income immigrants, veterans, seniors, formerly incarcerated individuals, and youth in foster care.