The Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education publishes a regular newsletter to engage and inform our partners and the public about who we are and what we do.
June 2020
In June 2020, we forewent our scheduled newsletter to issue a Statement of Solidarity and Support for Racial Justice in the wake of racial unrest in our country.
September 2019
- Rachel Lovell promoted to research faculty, receives Women of Achievement award
- Gangs are built around social networks, not crime
- Flannery named among top 100 social work professors in the US
- Honoring the Life of C. Ron Huff
- New Staff and Promotions: Kristen M. Boyer, Joanna Klingenstein, Ivette Noriega, Chris Opoku-Agyeman, and Khyati Patel
March 2019
- Reducing Health Disparities Among Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Individuals
- Nearly $1 million grant to equip ‘first social responders,’ help at-risk kids
- ‘Signaling’ change in sexual assault cases
December 2018
- Thank You! 20 Years of Violence Prevention Events
- Nearly $5M in New and Continued Funding
- Mark Singer in National Law Enforcement Museum
- Clothesline Project Donation Drive Benefits Child Survivors of Human Trafficking
August 2018
- Begun Center 20 Years of Violence Prevention, October 4, 2018
- Post-Doctoral Fellowship
- Baughman, Tossone, Singer, Flannery Publish Findings on Drug Court Success Over Time
July 2018
- Summer Intern Kevin LaMonica
- How Health Care Practitioners Can Help Prevent Suicide: New Book from Jane Timmons-Mitchell
June 2018
- Heroin and Crime Initiative
- Exploring the Relationship Between Domestic Violence and Homicide: New Report
March 2018
- National Advisory Board Member Mike Walker
- Research Assistant Chase Klingenstein
- Trauma-Informed Care
- Call for Action to Prevent Gun Violence
December 2017
- National Advisory Board Member Andrés González
- Department Administrator Wendy Boerger
- New Grant for Opioid Overdose Protocol Evaluation
- Diverting from Detention: Behavioral Health/Juvenile Justice
September 2017
- National Advisory Board Member Dennis Embry
- Senior Trainer, Center for Innovative Practices, Bobbi Beale
- Breaking the Cycle: Specialty Dockets
- Identifying Patterns of Serial Sex Offenders
May 2017
- National Advisory Board Member Lisa Thurau
- Research Associate Leon Harris
- Pilot Test of StandUp Bullying Prevention
- Multi-Systemic Therapy
January 2017
- National Advisory Board Member Kristina Anderson
- Research Associate Professor and Managing Director Jeff Kretschmar
- Poly-victimization across social contexts
- Sexual assault kit research gets national attention and funding
Please contact Samantha Cocco with questions regarding the newsletter and its content.