Charting the Path Forward: Speaker Series
Engaging Science, Policy, and Practice to Reduce Gun Violence Disparities Gun violence rose steeply during the COVID-19 pandemic, contributing to…
June 9, 2023
National Youth Violence Prevention Week 2023
April 24th- April 28th is National Youth Violence Prevention Week! This weeklong observance brings communities together to raise awareness about…
April 24, 2023
RSVP for a Listening Session on youth violence prevention in Muskegon
Join the Michigan Youth Violence Prevention Center (MI-YVPC) in Muskegon Heights, MI, on September 13, 2022, for lunch and a…
August 30, 2022
“We Live Here.” Communities design installations to stop dumping and reclaim their neighborhoods
A few years back, a paint store on Torrance St on the Northeast side of Flint, MI closed down. There’s…
March 31, 2022
AJPH 2021 Supplement highlights next directions in community-engaged youth violence prevention
We are pleased to announce the release of Center for Disease Control’s 2021 Supplement on Youth Violence Prevention. The supplement…
June 2, 2021
Partners From 3 Cities Share Best Practices for Greening and Look Ahead
Written by Emily Torres and Laney Rupp, MPH. As MI-YVPC’s core project enters its final year in this grant cycle,…
September 4, 2019
Busy Streets Theory in Action: Building Safe and Empowered Neighborhoods in Flint’s University Avenue Corridor
In a recently published article, Laney Rupp, a researcher with MI-YVPC, explored the development of “busy streets” in Flint, MI.…
August 15, 2019
MI-YVPC/CCP National Survey Wrap-Up
We want to thank everyone who participated in the MI-YVPC/CCP National Survey to document the value and impact of vacant…
August 12, 2019