Gun Violence Prevention

About a dozen advocates met with city officials earlier this month to ask for more accessible, more coordinated services for people who lose someone to gun violence.

The incident is thought to be the first time one of the university’s law enforcement officers has been killed in the line of duty.

Gun violence prevention was a popular theme at the annual MLK Day speech competition hosted by the Thomas and Woods Foundation.

YEAH Philly was formed to provide a space for Black youth to engage and implement teen-led interventions to address community violence.

Voters could decide on changing the city charter to create a new office to better coordinate the city’s efforts to reduce crime and violence.

Altovise Love-Craighead is a Black woman, a co-victim of homicide, and a law enforcement leader. She says officers can do a better job building trust with residents.

The School District of Philadelphia is expanding its Safe Path program to 12 more schools in an effort to reduce fights and gun violence.

With shootings at recent highs in many American cities, some educators are reconsidering the role schools play in preventing and responding to neighborhood gun violence.

Philly job readiness, education, and legal help programs aim to give opportunities to people with criminal records, in hopes of ending the cycle of gun violence.

U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey reintroduced the Keep Americans Safe Act, a bill that would largely ban high-capacity gun magazines.

Last Thursday, 17-year-old Isaiah Odom was killed while riding his bike in his Point Breeze neighborhood. His mother is asking for prayers, and neighbors are lending support.

Trauma that comes from directly or indirectly experiencing gun violence can have short- and long-term effects, especially among youth survivors.

As part of National Gun Violence Survivor's Week, the video features a dramatic reading by Philly poet Ja'Nell Hall-Ragin, who lost her brother to gun violence.

Amid Philly’s ongoing gun violence crisis, educators are making changes they hope will better protect children. WHYY News reporters took a close look at some of their efforts.

Philadelphia has a law on the books that’s intended to prevent police stops from becoming deadly, but some activists say more accountability is needed.