Supporting, coordinating and uniting partners to promote policy and environmental change to prevent violence before it occurs.

To prevent violence, SCY takes and encourages action utilizing four main strategies.

POLICY & ADVOCACY
– Advocate for SCY policy agenda
– Support partner’s advocacy
– Use data to inform policy

COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS TO DATA
– Disseminate Violence Research Agenda
– Implement Recommendations to Support Community Engagement Violence Research
– Support community partner’s use of data

CATALYST FOR INNOVATION
– Lead Juvenile Justice Collaborative
– Incubate emerging ideas

SHARING WHAT WORKS
– Hold training and quarterly meetings
– Publish and amplify newsletter and social media
– Support community capacity-building
– Engage people outside of the most affected communities