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On July 7, 2016, a gunman opened fire on Dallas police officers while the officers were protecting citizens who were participating in a peaceful protest. Cpl. Lorne Ahrens, Officer Michael Krol, Sgt. Michael Smith, DART Officer Brent Thompson, and Officer Patrick Zamarripa were all killed that evening. Nine other officers along with two civilians were also injured. After witnessing the events of that evening and the five televised funerals that followed, then-TPHA President Dr. Melissa Oden felt compelled to address the issue of societal violence. She called together an Ad Hoc Committee on Societal Violence to begin examining what TPHA could do to effect change in the area of violence in our communities.
Over the two years that followed, the Ad Hoc Committee developed a definition for Societal Violence that was adopted by the Governing Council: “Societal violence is an inclusive consideration of the many manifestations of violence, to include culture and diversity perspectives, and their impact on public health.” Additionally, the committee researched possible ways that TPHA could provide support to public health practitioners across Texas address the issue of societal violence in their communities. The committee is happy to announce that the two-year process has come to a close and has resulted in the final product, which can be found here.
A current comprehensive list of resources across the nation to address societal violence in your communities has been developed for your use. You will find a wide variety of resources for all different sizes and types of communities. The Ad Hoc Committee on Societal Violence hopes that you will find these resources helpful as you address the issues surrounding societal violence in your own communities.
Our very best,
The Ad Hoc Committee on Societal Violence
Dr. Melissa Oden - Chair
Dr. Witold Migala - TPHA President
Dr. Alisa Rich
Dr. Elizabeth Cuevas
Dr. Maryam Tabrizi
Bobby Schmidt, MEd
Kwynn Gonzales-Pons, PhD candidate
Societal Violence Resources American Institutes for Research https://www.air.org/topic/health/violence-prevention Changing Cultural and Societal Norms That Support Violence https://www.who.int/violence_injury_prevention/violence/norms.pdf Community Violence Resource Catalog https://www.psych.uic.edu/sites/default/files/2018-01/Community-Violence-Resource-Catalogue.pdf Cure Violence http://cureviolence.org/understand-violence/health-movement/ Family and Societal Violence https://courses.lumenlearning.com/diseaseprevention/chapter/family-and-societal-violence/ Family Violence Prevention and Resource Centers https://www.acf.hhs.gov/fysb/fv-centers The History of Violence as a Public Health Issue https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/pdf/history_violence-a.pdf The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Community Violence as a Population Health Issue https://www.nap.edu/catalog/23668/community-violence-as-a-population-health- issue-proceedings-of-a Public Policy Approaches to Violence Prevention https://www.nap.edu/read/25031/chapter/1 Preventing Violence https://www.preventioninstitute.org/focus-areas/preventing-violenceRape Prevention and Education: Using the Best Available Evidence to Prevent https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/sexualviolence/rpe/index.html
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