Each Wednesday morning we share news, research, data, opinions and community responses related to gun violence and prevention in Philadelphia.
Above: New research indicates that Philadelphia neighborhoods with very high drug arrest activity also experienced the fastest uptick in shootings following the onset of the pandemic.
Community journalist Tyler Campbell planned, managed, reported and wrote the latest work produced with support from our Credible Messenger Reporting Project. Sammy Caiola, who recently joined WHYY in the new role of gun violence prevention reporter, interviewed Tyler. Read More
Each Wednesday morning we share news, research, data, opinions and community responses related to gun violence and prevention in Philadelphia.
Above: Heat map shows concentrations of shooting victims reported to police in Philadelphia during the seven-day period ending Sunday. [Philadelphia Office of the Controller]
Each Wednesday morning we share news, research, data, opinions and community responses related to gun violence and prevention in Philadelphia.
Above: Eli Capella photographed by Ronald Gray. From “Humanity behind the headlines: Black men on surviving in Philly.”
Each Wednesday morning we share news, research, data, opinions and community responses related to gun violence and prevention in Philadelphia. Read More
Each Wednesday morning we share news, research, data, opinions and community responses related to gun violence and prevention in Philadelphia. Read More
Maxayn Gooden is Community Engagement Manager for the Credible Messenger Reporting Project. Her work includes communicating with past, present and future community journalists, helping to meet their reporting needs, gathering community-produced content and helping to plan and execute improvements to the Credible Messenger Reporting Project. Read More
Each Wednesday morning we share news, research, data, opinions and community responses related to gun violence and prevention in Philadelphia. Read More
Four members of Mothers in Charge, one of Philadelphia’s leading gun violence prevention communities, partnered with a longtime Philadelphia journalist and her team to produce “The Path Forward,” a short documentary sharing their own intimate conversation about losing their sons to gun violence. Read More
Each Wednesday morning we share news, research, data, opinions and community responses related to gun violence and prevention in Philadelphia. Read More
While we hope that data and other information we provide may prove useful, we never forget that we are talking about real people. You can learn more about many of the individuals lost to gun violence in Philadelphia, and participate in memorializing them, thanks to several local organizations. Read More
We are very grateful to the network of community representatives, journalists, clinicians, researchers, officials and other collaborators who have supported our work in recent years and now we have opened our space on Slack as an avenue for daily discussions, to share opportunities, keep you updated on news from the Center and enhance our relationships. We hope this effort attracts new friends too. Please join us! Read More
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