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Stockton Office of Violence Prevention outlines prevention expansion as council weighs budget cuts
Summary
The Office of Violence Prevention told the Stockton City Council it will keep core ceasefire strategies while expanding school‑based peacekeepers, a 17–35 employment readiness internship, trauma‑informed services and a 24/7 youth hotline, and said grant strategies (Medi‑Cal billing, CalVIP, Prop 47) could substantially offset costs.
Laura Larson, director of the Stockton Office of Violence Prevention, told the City Council during a budget study session that the office will maintain its 25‑year ceasefire strategy while expanding prevention work to reach more young people.
Larson said the prevention portfolio for FY2025 focuses on: reviving and expanding school‑based peacekeepers; launching a paid employment‑readiness internship for ages 17–35; scaling trauma‑informed and substance‑use programming; and establishing a 24/7 youth response hotline for immediate de‑escalation. "We are going to expand our school‑based peacekeeper program" and "we're going to develop an employment readiness program" she said, describing a stipended internship and connections to trade schools.
Why it matters: councilmembers repeatedly contrasted the OVP request with the police budget, noting Stockton's police appropriations total roughly $195 million while OVP's prevention request for the year…
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