Los Angeles is taking on the major challenge of how to reduce targeted violence that arises from hate and bias. Los Angeles is home to prevention programs that emphasize the key roles of community engagement, partnership, and community driven approaches for reducing targeted violence.
In 2015, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Science and Technology Directorate (DHS S&T) awarded the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) Department of Psychiatry and the UCLA Center for Public Health and Disasters a grant to evaluate the Los Angeles programs. The purpose of this evaluation is to help Los Angeles understand, plan, and assess its programs to reduce targeted violence arising from hate and bias.
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