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Casper leaders back joining international "Peace in Our Cities" network to coordinate violence‑prevention work
Summary
The council agreed to pursue membership in Peace in Our Cities, a free global network that offers technical assistance, peer exchanges and small grants to cities working to reduce violence and build community wellness; staff will prepare a resolution and return with language and next steps.
Casper city staff and public‑health officials asked the City Council to join Peace in Our Cities, a voluntary global network of local governments and civil‑society partners that offers technical support, peer exchanges and small grants for coordinated violence‑prevention and community‑wellness strategies. The council agreed to move forward and asked staff to prepare a statement/resolution for formal consideration.
Anna Kinder, director of the Natrona County/Casper Health Department, and Jai (a task‑force co‑facilitator) presented results of a recent community assessment and the work of a local Chona Wellness Task Force. Kinder told the council that the task force had identified suicide, violence, bullying and…
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