Tag: Gun Violence
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The Dark Explanations Behind the Drop in Domestic Violence Calls
Though police departments have reported drops in domestic violence calls, service providers say they’re as busy as ever and that the calls they’re getting are more urgent. The pandemic has also caused a whole new set of challenges in preventing and responding to intimate partner violence.
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Hoover High Students Organize Peace Conference To Tackle Gun Violence
A group of San Diego high school students are hoping 200 of their peers will attend a weekend event focused on addressing the threat of guns in their neighborhoods.
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San Diego County Has 17K More Youth Voters Than In 2016 — Here’s Why
During the 2014 midterm elections, 22 percent of millennials turned out to vote. This year, an estimated 63 percent of 18 and 19-year-olds alone plan to vote.
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‘Get Help, Not Guns’: Teen Producers PSA
As the nation cobbles together legislation to prevent tragedies like the Newtown shooting, youth in California are weighing in. Students throughout the state contributed to a video produced and circulated by The California Endowment that “demands a plan” to bring more social and mental health services to schools in an effort to solve gun violence.…