Replacing broken windows, picking up garbage, and pulling weeds around abandoned houses in Philadelphia could lead to a drop in gun crime in those areas. Research from Gina South, John MacDonald, and colleagues was reported on by WHYY. Community Action Board Co-Chair...
New research from Rebecca Waller and colleagues suggests that restricted access to abortion is linked to increase risk of suicide for women of reproductive age. The research article was featured in Penn Today.
Sunny Jackson received the annual Community Champion Award from Penn Medicine CAREs, which included funds for HopePHL (formerly People's Emergency Center) to continue its partnership with the Penn Trauma Violence Recovery Program, of which Jackson is a part.
A press release from the Annenberg Public Policy Center details Dan Romer's research, which disputes the highly publicized findings that suggested a spike in youth suicide coinciding with the release of the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why, a show that revolves around...
Deeply Rooted, an initiative led by Gina South and Nicole Thomas of the Urban Health Lab, awarded the first round of community green grants, totaling $51,000 to 22 community leaders and organizations. The grants provide funding for communities to invest in their...
Starting in 2022, the NFL introduced the "Inspire Change Changemaker Award" where each club selects an individual making a difference in their community with their social justice work. Ruth Abaya was named the Eagles' inaugural Changemaker for her work to understand...
Elinore Kaufman served as one of the moderators in the Restoring Safety Forum, posing questions to Philadelphia mayoral candidates about their plans to address public safety and gun violence. You can watch a recording of the event from Billy Penn.
Terry Richmond and Marta Bruce were featured in an LDI Q&A regarding "The Contribution of Neighborhood Characteristics to Psychological Symptom Severity in a Cohort of Injured Black Men," a paper they recently published in the Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health...
Ella Eisinger, a medical student with Elinore Kaufman, wrote an op-ed in the Inquirer about "the perfect shot" in tennis, as told by her late tennis instructor who was lost to gun violence, and how it relates to the epidemic of gun violence. Read the full article
A press release from the Annenberg Public Policy Center details Dan Romer's research, which disputes the highly publicized findings that suggested a spike in youth suicide coinciding with the release of the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why, a show that revolves around...