Cure Violence/ Crisis Management

The Cure Violence (CV) model, developed in 1995 by the Chicago Project for Violence Prevention Violence, takes a public health approach to stopping shootings and killings, focusing on interrupting violence and the transmission of norms that promote it. Utilizing a multi-pronged approach to prevent shootings involving youth and young adults, the model relies on the use of culturally appropriate staff who respond to shootings to prevent retaliation and detect and resolve conflicts that are likely to lead to shootings. 

The CV Model is linked with New York’s Crisis Management System (CMS), a city-wide effort coordinated by the NYC Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) and key stakeholders (e.g., Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Department of Probation, Department of Education, New York Police Department and others) to reduce gun violence and address its impact on communities.

Program initiatives under the CV/CMS rubric included:

• School-based Conflict Mediation
• Therapeutic Services
• Hospital Responder Services
• Rikers Island Youth Offenders Program