“This is violence is unacceptable,” said Mayor Bruce Harrell at a gathering on Tuesday. “There are too many guns out here in the wrong hands and we, as a community, have to realize one of our first, heavenly divine purposes, is to protect those who are vulnerable, our students.”
The plan will put $10 million toward youth mental health and safety for next school year and expands telehealth access to 2,000 students.
Of that, $2 million would go toward violence prevention and intervention and it also launches a “100 Days of Action” campaign to curb gun violence this summer.
Paul Patu is the co-founder of the nonprofit Urban Family that works
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