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Office of Violence Prevention outlines trauma‑informed, youth‑centered programming and a planning grant
Summary
The Office of Violence Prevention described a public‑health approach with Trauma Resilient Communities and Community Engagement divisions, announced a Community Sanctuary Project at Chestnut YMCA, and detailed an 18‑month planning grant led by Danielle Farhat to build a continuum of care for Louisville youth.
The Office of Violence Prevention updated the Juvenile Justice Advisory Board Aug. 15 on initiatives that use a public‑health approach to reduce violence and support youth. The office — previously named the Office for Safe and Healthy Neighborhoods — described two divisions: Trauma Resilient Communities, which links people affected by violence to mental‑health providers and resources, and Community Engagement Services, which amplifies youth voice and creates safe spaces.
The office announced it will host the Community Sanctuary Project at the Chestnut YMCA this Saturday, offering a space for healing with mental‑health providers and outreach teams. Danielle Farhat, identified in the meeting as leading an 18‑month OJJP‑funded planning grant, said the project will map existing resources, identify service gaps, convene stakeholders across schools, courts and grassroots groups and develop a data‑driven framework to prevent youth from entering the justice system and to divert those already involved from deeper involvement.
The office also described Pivot to Peace, a partner program that deploys Outreach Coordinators who build relationships with individuals at high risk of gang or group violence and connect them voluntarily to wraparound services including education, employment and mental‑health supports. Board members emphasized youth voice in planning activities through programs such as Youth Photo Voice.
No formal board action or funding vote on these initiatives occurred at the meeting; the presentation served to inform JJAB members of program priorities and planned outreach activities.
