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Receive an oral presentation on the new award from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to the Monterey County STRYVE: Striving To Reduce Youth Violence Everywhere Initiative to prevent both youth violence and teen dating violence.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors Health & Human Services Committee:
Receive an oral presentation on the new award from the CDC to the Monterey County STRYVE Program to prevent both youth violence and teen dating violence.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The purpose of the new funding from CDC is to further expand the Monterey County Health Department's (MCHD) capacity to prevent youth violence (YV) and now, teen dating violence (TDV). This opportunity is timely as Salinas, the area of interest in the grant, continues to show a significant decline in violent crime and youth victimization. Violence persists at high levels however, forcing parents to keep their kids indoors, while gang members shoot in broad day light. With the additional funding, our STRYVE initiative will be able to expand and enhance existing prevention strategies to new target populations and areas of Salinas; as well as add a new strategy, Safe Dates.
While YV has declined significantly, crime data related to domestic violence among youth, ages 10-24 remains unchanged over the last six (6) years. MCHD's STRYVE Team continues to leverage its experience along with their collaborative partners and existing strategies to similarly impact TDV. The continued funding will support our existing coalition, the Community Alliance for Safety and Peace (CASP), to embrace the work of agencies focusing on domestic violence and developing healthy teen relationships, with a new understanding of the link between youth violence and teen dating violence.
By 2021, we expect to see decreased rates of TDV victimization and perpetration, and a continued decrease in the rates of YV victimization and perpetration, in the City of Salinas. ...
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