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Mobile City hears updates on school safety pilot, hospital violence-intervention program and community outreach
Summary
City officials and public-safety staff reported on a three-year school liaison pilot paid by the school system, a hospital-based violence-intervention program with USA Health slated for a June soft launch, and community engagement initiatives including kickball events and a digital counseling app.
Mobile City officials on April 29 received updates on several violence-prevention initiatives, including a three-year school safety analyst pilot funded by the school system and a hospital-based violence-intervention program led with USA Health that city staff said is set for a soft launch in June.
The school safety analyst pilot is funded by the school system and will run three years to study the effects of targeted prevention on middle and high school campuses inside Mobile city limits, a program staff member said. Staff described the effort as coordinated with the Family Intervention Team, Victim Services and nonprofit partners to identify at-risk students and connect them with wraparound services; one staff speaker said the intent is to “mitigate arrest” by using front-end prevention strategies.
Josh, a program staff member who briefed council on the hospital-based violence-intervention effort with USA…
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