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Danbury awarded a Youth Violence Prevention Services grant

Danbury has been awarded a Youth Violence Prevention Services grant from the state Judicial Branch.  The $140,000 requires a 25-percent match from the City, which will come from the Department of Health and Human Services and the Police Department.  The initiative is meant to take a public health approach, using prevention strategies that are based on best available research evidence.  The Health Department will partner with the Police and the Board of Education to develop a program to carry out the initiative.  City Councilman Paul Rotello says it's a laudable goal of reducing violence, but he questioned the direction of the coalition because there were no specifics outlined.  The details have not been worked out yet as the grant was just recently accepted, but could include outreach to the kids, classroom discussions and possibly a partnership with organizations like PAL.

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