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New community violence prevention manager outlines data-driven plan to coordinate services
Summary
Sunithia White, the city's community violence prevention manager, described the Community Violence Intervention (CVI) ecosystem and plans to build organizational capacity, streamline referrals and measure outcomes to ensure resources reach high-risk individuals and families.
Sunithia White, community violence prevention manager for Newport News, told the City Council on April 8 that her office's priority is coordinating the city's Community Violence Intervention (CVI) ecosystem to connect high-risk individuals rapidly to services.
"It's essentially connecting those who have the closest relationships to those who are or present the greatest risk of being impacted by violence," White said, explaining the CVI approach. She described efforts the office has taken since her…
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