Cure Violence Cut Shootings in Chicago. Can it Go Global?

This piece, which was published by Apolitical, is written about the work of Cure Violence. Read more about Cure Violence with this other recommended piece, Cure Violence: An Adaptation in San Pedro Sula.

Why we like this piece

This piece provides an important historical and present-day perspective of the work from Cure Violence. Readers begin with an overview of CeaseFirethe flagship violence interruption programme in Chicago that recruited ex-convicts to prevent murders. This innovative public health work prioritizing prevention is working to achieve what policing and prisons have not.