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The Community Violence Advisory Board will convene on Tuesday, Nov. 19 at 9 a.m. The meeting is in-person only. Space is limited, with seating for media and members of the public available on a first-come, first-served basis. What: Bimonthly meeting of the Community Violence Advisory BoardWhere: Hilton Raleigh North Hills, Boxwood Room; 3451 Wake Forest Rd., RaleighMeeting Agenda: 9 a.m. Welcome9:05 a.m. Updates 

Gob. Roy Cooper hoy anunció lanzamiento en NC del primer Plan Estratégico de Prevención de Violencia en la Comunidad, un parteaguas en el esfuerzo estatal por reducir índices de violencia, daños derivados de la violencia y del uso indebido de armas de fuego. El Plan a tres años fue desarrollado y publicado por la Administración de Prevención de Violencia en NC, creada por Gob. Cooper en 2023 para coordinar actividades con líderes estatales y locales a fin de reducir la violencia y aumentar la seguridad pública.

Governor Roy Cooper today announced the release of North Carolina’s first Community Violence Prevention Strategic Plan, a milestone in the effort to reduce violence, harm from violence and firearm misuse across the state. The three-year plan was developed and released by the North Carolina Office of Violence Prevention, which was created by Governor Cooper in 2023 to coordinate with state and local leaders to reduce violence and increase public safety. Read the governor’s press release.

Bimonthly meeting of the group advising the Office of Violence Prevention

The North Carolina Department of Public Safety and the Department of Health and Human Services today released a timeline of violence prevention initiatives that reflect the whole-of-government partnership launched last year with the formation of the state’s first Office of Violence

Bimonthly meeting of the Community Violence Advisory Board

Bimonthly meeting of the community board that advises the North Carolina Department of Public Safety's Office of Violence Prevention

The North Carolina Department of Public Safety on Monday welcomed public health practitioner Siarra Scott as deputy director of the Office of Violence Prevention. Scott is the second hire in an office established by Governor Roy Cooper in 2023 to help the state reduce violence and firearm misuse.

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The purpose of VOD is to bring together offenders and victims of a crime to provide an opportunity for them to engage in open and facilitated communication to address the harm caused, understand the impact of the offense and find ways to promote healing and resolution.