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Our Approach to Prevention

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The Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships (CP3) strengthens our country's targeted violence and terrorism prevention abilities through funding, training, increased public awareness, and partnerships across every level of government, the private sector, and in local communities.

  • A Public Health-Informed Approach to Violence Prevention

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    After years of research, many organizations are concluding that violence prevention requires a public health-informed approach to ensure all factors that lead to violence are addressed in communities.

    Play 'Public Health Informed Approach'

  • RPCs: Violence Prevention Resources in Your Community

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    The role of CP3's Regional Prevention Coordinators (RPCs) is to connect communities to resources necessary to prevent targeted violence and terrorism.

    Play 'Violence Prevention Resources'
Last Updated: 11/06/2024
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