Cleveland's Collaborative on youth violence prevention The Cleveland Plan Cleveland's Collaborative on youth violence prevention

The problem of youth violence

The Cleveland Plan is Based on Three Core Principles….

1) It will be a multi-dimensional approach across disciplines, systems and levels.

2) It will build on continuing and strengthening existing evidence-based programs combined with new promising programs that address gaps in services.

3) It will reflect substantial community input and data-driven decision- making.

Cleveland Plan Create Partnerships Conduct Training Implement Strategies Empower Community Measure Impact Inspire parents, teachers, coaches and other mentors to become positive role models for today’s youth Encourage children to pursue positive alternatives to gangs Reduce gangs, drugs and gun violence in the city of Cleveland

Goals

Goal 1: Establish an accountable, transparent, and sustainable governance structure that provides collective decision-making. Existing Activities:

Police Assisted Referral Youth Advocacy Communication (Tell the truth) Community Youth - Corporations. – Peacemakers Alliance - Faith-Based - Partnership for Safer Cleveland Interrupters Trauma Response Police Assisted Referral Youth Advocacy Communication (Tell the truth)

City of Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson - CLE Schools- Police Dept.– Community Relations Board—Recreation – Building & Housing- City Parks - CDC's - Health Healthy Cleveland Cleveland Plan (Graduation Rates) Police Community Relations (Survey Citizens) Apprenticeship Recreation Programs/Youth Development

Government (County, State, Federal) Philanthropic/Foundations - Courts - Academic - County – County Prosecutor - Social Services Youth Community Diversion Data Collection Defending Childhood STANCE Night Light

CMHA - FBI - Marshal's - ATF – CLE schools Intelligence Led Policing Law Enforcement CMHA - FBI - Marshal's - ATF – CLE schools Intelligence Led Policing V-Grip Gun Suppression Knock-and-Talks

Goal 2: Utilize a public health model to support a data-driven neighborhood-based violence prevention strategy. Existing Activities: Healthy Cleveland New Activities: Community Awareness Campaign and MyCom 2.0

Advance community and police relations through: Goal 3: Advance community and police relations through: community empowerment community skill building police training proactive use of multi-disciplinary approaches to community problem solving. New Activities: Assessing impact of police body cameras Working with Cleveland Neighborhood Progress

Police Assisted Referrals (PAR) Foundations of the PAR Program: Police are first social responders Currently, there is little on the duty belt to address issues that occupy the majority of their time Police are ready, willing and able to assist citizens in getting help for their problems

Starting June 2015…. The Cleveland Plan will add a new tool to an officer’s duty belt! “Policing the Teen Brain” is a training program that provides officers with the information and skills they need to effectively interact with youth. The 2-day training translates cutting edge psychiatric practice and neurological research into practical skills for officers.

Goal 4: Support community engagement of, and delivery of services for, under-served and at-risk populations, particularly 15-25 year olds. Existing Activities: Children Who Witness Violence Defending Childhood Initiative New Activities: MetroHealth Hospital Emergency Department Intervention Program

Community Efforts: Defending Childhood Initiative Family Justice Center Domestic Violence Coordinating Council Grassroots and Community-based programs Faith-based programs Non-profit organizations

Next Steps Convening stakeholders to finalize our governance structure Implement the police training beginning in June 2015 Start Juvenile Justice Jeopardy programming this summer Host a summit in the late summer/early fall for youth advocates Convene private sector and philanthropic communities about efforts to sustain our initiative Focus on outcome measures

Partnerships Program Partners Government Philanthropic & Other Partners City of Cleveland Cleveland Metropolitan School District Cuyahoga County Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority Department of Justice Regional Transit Authority U.S. Attorney’s Office and other Federal Law Enforcement Agencies BCJI Cleveland Broadway/Slavic Village P-16 Cleveland Clergy United CMHA Police Assisted Referral Program CMSD Transformation Plan Defending Childhood Initiative Healthy Cleveland MyCom STANCE Case Western Reserve University Cleveland Foundation Cleveland State University Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Saint Luke’s Foundation Sisters of Charity of Cleveland Foundation Strategies for Youth Third Federal Foundation

It is not the government and law enforcement that keeps the community in check. It is the culture and moral voice of the community. -Mayor Frank G. Jackson City of Cleveland