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National Forum on Youth Violence Prevention City of Philadelphia

National Forum on Youth Violence Prevention City of Philadelphia. Agenda Introduction City Overview: Historical Information Philadelphia’s Profile Strengths of Philadelphia Proposal Plan Key Challenges Take –A-ways. Introduction: Violence Prevention Collaborative Co-Chairs.

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National Forum on Youth Violence Prevention City of Philadelphia

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  1. National Forum on Youth Violence Prevention City of Philadelphia

  2. Agenda • Introduction • City Overview: • Historical Information • Philadelphia’s Profile • Strengths of Philadelphia • Proposal • Plan • Key Challenges • Take –A-ways

  3. Introduction: Violence Prevention Collaborative Co-Chairs Kevin Dougherty Administrative Judge Philadelphia Family Court Charles Ramsey Police Commissioner Philadelphia Police Dept. Anne Marie Ambrose Commissioner Department of Human Services

  4. Introduction: City Structure

  5. History • Between 2001 and 2011, Citywide: • There were a total of 17,032 shooting victims • There were a total of 3,712 murder victims

  6. Philadelphia’s Profile • City Population 2011: 1.5 million • Up from 2000 Census • Approximately 22% of the population under 18 years old

  7. Philadelphia’s Profile • One in every four Philadelphians lives below the poverty line. • Nearly 40% of our children under 18 live in poverty. • Nearly 60% of all children in Philadelphia live in a single headed household. • 57% of Philadelphia children are eligible for free lunch based on USDA Food Environmental Atlas 2006 • 20% of Philadelphia adults are uninsured based on Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE) 2009 • Philadelphia has an unemployment rate of 10.8% as of September 2012

  8. Philadelphia’s Profile • Philadelphia is much more racially diverse as compared with the national average, although there is a smaller Hispanic/Latino population

  9. Philadelphia Profile

  10. Strengths of Philadelphia Communication between various agencies and departments Community feedback and responsiveness Collaboration amongst offices, agencies and departments • Strong Leadership • Strong Programs • Strong Commitment • Strong Partnerships • Disproportionate Minority Contact (DMC) Work and Partnerships

  11. Defining the Problem: 2002 – 2011 Shooting Statistics: Of 15,504 shooting victims, 8,067 (52%) were ages 7-24. 125 (.8%) shooting victims were youths ages 7-13 7,942 (51.2%) shooting victims were youths ages 14-24 • 2002 – 2011 Homicide Statistics: • Of 3,403 homicides, 1,334 (39%) were ages 7-24 • 22 (0.6%) homicides were youth ages 7-13 • 1,312 (38.6%) homicides were youth ages 14-24

  12. Defining the Problem • 309 homicides and 1,191 shootings in 2012 • 208 people 7-24 years of age were shot in the four targeted districts • 35% of all shootings involving 7-24 year olds occur in these four districts • 7-24 year olds make up 50% of all shootings for the entire City

  13. Our Proposal • Philadelphia taking a place based approach to focus on toughest areas of the City: • Focused on shooting and homicide “hotspots” in North Central Philadelphia (22nd, 24th, 25th, 39th Police Districts) • Intention is that the lessons learned from this surgical, place-based approach will translate into similar areas of the City • Goal is to create a strategic plan to reduce shootings & homicides amongst youth & young adults (14-24 years old) in the hotspots Initiating a comprehensive approach to developing a youth violence reduction/prevention strategy leads to the City’s ultimate goal to see a 25% reduction in all shootings and homicides.

  14. Our Plan • Build Partnerships & Raise Awareness • Seek Foundation & Private Sector Input Support • Youth Development • Community Engagement • Broad Coalition of Government Partners • Gather & Use Data Strategically • Gap Analysis • Utilize the Violence Prevention Collaborative’s recommendations to develop a strategy for implementation while continuously evaluating the effectiveness of our efforts.

  15. Key Challenges: Technical Assistance Needs Developing a sustainable structure inclusive of government and non-government partnerships Structuring focus groups; facilitation Connecting with other communities/cities Access to best practices and how they are delivered • Data Collection, organization, and analysis • Evaluation of programs and projects • Connecting program research and program elements • Creating a trauma informed approach

  16. Take-A-Ways: From Veteran Forum Cities Take-A-Ways: Philadelphia hopes to learn How to better engage the community including philanthropic and academic communities? How to balance short-term enforcement and intervention with long-term prevention? What are the root causes of youth violence? What are the root causes of successful prevention in other communities? • Did you reach your goals? • Who did you partner with? Why? • How were your strategic planning teams structured?

  17. Thank you For selecting Philadelphia to be part of the Forum To our sister Forum cities for providing their time and sharing their expertise We look forward to working with you all

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