On March 21, the collaborative marked its fifth anniversary with an all-day community summit. Funded through a grant from the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA), the event celebrated the progress made through local partnerships and identified ways to continue bolstering violence prevention efforts across the Chicagoland area.
Launched in 2019 as a collaborative between the University of Chicago Medicine and Advocate Health Care, Southland RISE (Resilience Initiative to Strengthen and Empower) integrates the violence recovery and trauma programs of the two health systems. These shared resources allow Southland RISE to foster community collaborations and create interventions that wouldn’t be possible through any one organization.
“Gun violence and the resulting trauma are a public health crisis,” said Franklin Cosey-Gay, PhD, MPH, Executive Director of Community & External Affairs at UChicago Medicine. “To address the root causes of violence, we must collaborate and engage with communities to build sustainable programs. By gathering stakeholders at this summit, we are marking an important milestone for Southland RISE and furthering our mission to combat longstanding inequities.”
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