Cure Violence, an initiative of the Chicago Project for Violence Prevention, takes a public health approach to reducing violence and strives to change community attitudes as one way to combat the problem. Tactics have included a “Covenant for Peace in Action,” which was joined by more than 170 of the city’s religious leaders. Other cities have adopted the Cure Violence model, and in June 2012 the United States Conference of Mayors affirmed its support for the group’s work. Gary Slutkin is the founder and CEO.
| Website | http://cureviolence.org/ |
| Email address | gslutkin@uic.edu |
| Phone number | 312-996-5524 |
| Categories | Beliefs & practices, Church & state, Congregations, Government & politics, Law & courts |
| Locations | Illinois, United States of America |
| Languages | English |