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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
June 25, 2024, 8:30am - 10am
Bimonthly meeting of the Community Violence Advisory Board
April 16, 2024, 8:30am - 10am
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.
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.
February 2, 2024, 10am - 12:45pm
When: Friday, Feb. 2, 2024Where: 1201 Front Street, Raleigh, N.C. 27609
Twenty-five members represent multidisciplinary violence prevention leaders from across the state.
December 13, 2023, 11am - 12:30pm
Wednesday, December 13, 2023 11:00 AM to Wednesday, December 13, 2023 12:30 PM512 N. Salisbury StreetRaleigh , NC
The N.C. Department of Public Safety has tapped Gerard Tate to lead the state’s Office of Violence Prevention. Tate will serve as the first director of an office established by Governor Roy Cooper in March to help the state reduce violence and firearm misuse.