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As Homicide Rates Surge, Momentum Grows for Community Violence-Prevention Solutions

Aug 15, 2022 | 411, Stop The Violence

Andrew Woods has wielded far more passion than money in his decades-long fight against violence in his hometown of Hartford, Conn. Help is on the way, however, for his nonprofit and hundreds more nationwide.

Andrew Woods has wielded far more passion than money in his decades-long fight against violence in his hometown of Hartford, Conn. Help is on the way, however, for his nonprofit and hundreds more nationwide.

In 2004, Woods, a licensed social worker, began Connecticut’s first hospital-based program to provide mental-health services and support to victims of violence. It is part of Hartford Communities That Care, whose trained caseworkers are dispatched to the organization’s partner hospital when victims of violence arrive, then work with victims after their release and return home.

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