Lessons Learned from 50 Years of Violence Prevention Activities in the African American Community

摘要: Abstract Purpose This article covers violence prevention (homicide and suicide) activities in the African American community for nearly 50 years. Method Drawing on lived experience works of early recent efforts by physicians, author illustrates we know a great deal about community. Results There remains challenges implementation political will. Further, most like public, are confused realities homicide suicide because two different presentations both given media scientific literature. Conclusions Responses to suicides should be based science not distorted reports. principles that, if widely implemented, could stem tide violence.