Mental Health & Baltimore Youth: Stopping The Cycle of Violence

Creating more opportunities to reduce youth violence and increase healing. Service providers and other individuals working with children and youth in Baltimore need to understand how important they are in efforts to promote health and healing. This session will describe opportunities to play a greater role in Baltimore’s efforts to reduce violence and to increase […]

Engagement of Women & Girls on Community-Based Violence

This is a part of the BCYF Youth Violence Prevention Series There are very particular dynamics involved when dealing with women who are victims of violence and daughters of victims of violence. This session will give participants insight into what these particular dynamics are and will provide tools for practitioners to integrate practices into their […]

Breaking the Cycle: Gang Activity Among Youth

Participants will learn about the dynamics of violence among youth. Participants will learn how to detect youth that are being drawn into gang activity or neighborhood cliques and will be given tools to help them effectively intervene. Speakers: Captain Andrew Muhammad Antonio X Brandon Wilson Eric Brown Greg Marshburn Andrey Bundley

Reducing the Impacts of Community Violence on the School Environment

This event is apart of the Baltimore Children & Youth Fund’s Anti-Violence Series. Participants will learn how to detect and resolve conflicts amongst students that are based on conflicts outside of school, conflicts that spill over from the community. Opportunities for linking with students and schools through the Reconnect, Restore, Reimagine, Baltimore’s School Recovery Strategy […]