Can We Cure Violence? with Dr. Fredrick Echols

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English - January 29, 2023 15:00 - 48 minutes - 33.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 81 ratings
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Today's episode features Dr. Fredrick Echols, Chief Executive Officer of Cure Violence Global, a violence prevention organization. Prior to becoming CEO of CVG, Dr. Echols served as the Director of Health and Health Commissioner for the City of St. Louis and was a physician in the U.S. Navy. In this episode we discuss:

the reason for the uptick in violence during the COVID-19 pandemicwhy a "for us by us" approach to violence prevention is more effective than traditional criminal legal modelshow our social context impacts our healthhow to reach equity in the health, wellness, and safety space

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