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Guest Will Baxter, Buncombe County Community Safety and Violence Prevention Coordinator, which is housed in Justice Services.
Who will discuss with us today the county’s community based public health response to violence. The purpose of the Buncombe County Community Based Public Health Response to Violence (CPrV) project is to prevent and reduce violent crime in Asheville, NC by implementing a comprehensive, evidence-based, community-led, data-driven and trauma informed violence intervention and prevention program.
A
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Okay,
it's
time
to
get
tapped
in
well,
hello,
hello,
hello
and
everyone
who
is
hearing
my
voice.
It
is
tapped
in
and
it
is
me
Zaki
about
Rogers
one
of
your
hosts.
In
my
my
co-host
and.
C
A
C
A
C
Started
this
role
January
the
30th
of
this
year
and.
C
The
department
really
cares
about
the
people
in
the
county,
and
it
just
it
seems
like
that.
Their
care
for
the
community
drives
everyone
to
do
the
work
that
we
do
on
a
daily
basis.
So
it
has
been
a
beautiful
thing:
I'm
still
learning
everyone,
but
it
is
wonderful
people
to
work
with
from
our
director
Tiffany
panito
all
the
way
down.
It's
just
been
a
pleasure
to
go
to
work
and
just
see
their
passion
and
their
motivation
for
community
on
a
daily
basis.
Yeah.
A
C
We
have
a
few
communities
that
we're
looking
to
implement
in
first
there's.
Actually,
three
communities,
one
would
be
Hillcrest,
one
will
be
Klondike
in
the
D
review
areas,
and
that
is
just
because
of
the
data
that
we
receive.
A
C
B
C
Cdc
listed
Community
violence
pretty
much
like
covert
a
pandemic
is
something
that
needs
to
be
addressed
now
so
having
a
community-led
response
to.
It
makes
a
lot
of
sense
because
we're
going
in
and
working
with
the
people
within
communities
to
tell
us
what
they
need
in
order
for
us
to
get
them
resources
and
to
be
able
to
help
change
the
cultures
in
in
the
neighborhoods
that
we're
serving
and.
B
C
To
be
honest,
all
violence
is
tied
together,
you
know,
so
it's
really
getting
to
the
the
root
causes
of
all
violence
in
order
to
stop
the
gun,
violence
and
the
killings.
A
So
you
know
there
are
so
so
ways
that
violence
appears
and
I
think.
Sometimes
we
we
look
at
the
physical
violence.
I,
don't
understand,
like
the
emotional
toll
that
the
violence
is
taking
on
the
community
as
well,
so
it
in
this
new
program
that
you're
having
and
your
hat,
it's
called
a
community
based.
C
C
Okay,
so
right
now
we're
we're
going
through
a
very
extensive
training
to
become
certified
to
do
multiple
things
within
the
community
to
be
able
to
help
those
that
are
recovering
from
traumas
because
of
multiple
forms
of
violence
to
be
able
to
connect
them
with
resources.
C
B
And
so
when
you
mention
the
model,
what
model
is
we're
using
to
try.
C
To
address
violence
and
not
neighborhood,
okay,
so
the
acronym
of
it
is
chasm,
but
we
use
cprv,
which
is
the
community
based
response
and
violence.
Chasm
is
the
community
healing,
through
activism
and
strategic
mobilization,
they're
out
of
the
Cape
Fear
region
out
near
Wilmington,
brother
Abdullah.
We
just
actually
finished
up
the
first
two
in-person
days
of
training
and
just
stepping
into
the
room.
Everyone
was
kind
of
optimistic
of
you
know:
I've
been
through
a
lot
of
training.
C
What
is
this
going
to
teach
me
different,
but
we
all
left
with
a
different
respect
of
everything
that
we've
learned
over
the
last
two
days,
because
it
honestly
helped
us
to
understand
in
the
black
community.
A
lot
of
things
are
different,
so
you
have
to
reach
it
with
a
different
approach.
C
C
With
everyone
that's
at
the
table,
and
even
more
that
will
be
trained
in
the
future,
will
have
that
understanding
of
what
is
needed
in
community
to
see
a
huge
difference.
Now,
listening
to
you,
you.
A
Say
you've
been
through
a
lot
of
trainings
and
I
know
as
a
community
member
as
a
former
social
worker
and
a
member
of
the
community
multiple
times
we
go
to
meetings,
we
go
to
trains,
we
do
all
these
things,
we
talk
and
we
talk
and
talk,
but
this
is
the
action
that
came
with
the
talks
and
so
I
know
for
as
a
community
member.
This
makes
me
feel
excited
that
we
have
this.
How
are
we
getting
this
information
out
to
our
actual
community.
C
Well,
like
I
said,
we
do
deal
with
a
lot
of
community-based
organizations
that
are
getting
this
and,
as
we
scale
up
to
do,
implementation,
what
you
will
see
is
a
coordinated
effort
between
the
county,
as
well
as
multiple
community-based
organizations
that
are
going
to
be
in
community
on
a
regular
basis,
providing
resources
doing
events
in
these
neighborhoods,
because
we
want
to
see
the
violence
stop.
B
C
Training,
so
I
can
tell
you
that
we
had
representation
from
my
daddy
taught
me
that
the
spark
Foundation
watching
you
you've
transformed
for
life
we're
present
at
the
training.
A
A
C
C
Okay,
so
Community
Health
worker
gets
a
very
specific
training,
a
lot
of
community
health
workers
that
you
will
see
deal
with
patient
advocacy.
C
The
great
thing
about
the
community
health
workers
in
this
model
is
their
violence,
professionals,
so
they're
being
trained
how
to
prevent
violence
before
it
happens,
as
well
as
dealing
with
people
that
are
going
through
the
trauma
of
the
the
gun,
violence
and
the
different
kinds
of
violence
within
communities.
C
C
A
Service
receiver
and
you
think
about
help
when
we
say
trauma
we
most
of
the
time
we
or
gun
violence,
or
we
only
think
about
a
person
who
was
was
killed
or
the
person
or
the
person
who
did
The
Killing,
and
we
don't
understand
that
it
almost
it
explodes
like
a
balloon
filled
with
water
and
it
just
doesn't
hit
in
just
that
area.
It
flows
out.
So
not
only
does
it
affect
the
parents
of
both
parties,
the
siblings
are
both
parties,
the
friends
at
both
party.
A
If
the
both
parties
had
children
and
then
it
just
keeps
trickling
down
all
the
way
back
into
the
community
itself,
where
other
violence
comes,
other
mental
health
issues
come
because
we're
not
very
I
have
to
go
in
and
have
therapy,
because
you
know
a
lot
of
folks
and
we're
talking
about
the
black
community.
So
a
lot
of
times
we
we've
been
told,
that's
not
what
we
do.
We
don't
talk
about
what
goes
on
and
I
won't
talk
about
feelings.
A
We're
going
to
talk
about
what's
going
on
in
our
community,
but
I
think
one
thing
we
need
to
understand
as
a
black
community
is
that
we
don't
talk
about
them
because
it
wasn't
eligible,
it
wasn't
something
that
was
freely
accessible
for
us
throughout
these
years.
But
now
we
have
therapists
who
look
like
us,
and
we
have
workers
who
are
coming
out
of
this
program
that
you're
doing
that.
Look
like
us
going
in
and
talking
and
helping
and
maneuvering
around
the
systems
to
to
help
our
communities.
C
C
Way
because
it
does
affect
all
of
us
whether
you
want
to
look
at
it
or
not.
You
have
to
look
at
the
simple
fact
that
once
gun
violence
happens
in
your
area,
you
no
longer
feel
safe
and
a
lot
of
instances.
People
may
even
feel
the
need
that
they
need
to
carry
a
weapon
when
which,
before
they
wouldn't
have
you
know
so
it
affects
us
in
multiple
ways
and
I
think
that
we
just
need
to
understand
that
you
know
in
community.
A
C
And
valuing
each
other
and
loving
each
other
as
and
put
the
neighbor
back
in
hoods,
you
know,
and
it
needs
to
be
neighborhoods.
We
need
to
come
together
and
look
out
for
one
another
and
and
care
about
what
goes
on
in
the
community,
because
when
you
value
each
other's
life,
it
does
affect
you
in
the
way
that
you
describe.
B
It's
very
true,
I
mean
I'd,
be
very
transparent
here
that
I'm,
a
native
of
the
area
and
I've
lost
family
members
on
both
sides
to
kind
of
violence,
most
recently
here
in
Asheville,
and
that's
on
my
mother's
side
and
my
father's
side.
So
when
I
idea
of
who's
been
impacted
is
far
reaching
even
beyond.
A
B
Neighborhood
because
you
may
not
live
in
a
neighborhood
where
the
violence
is
happening,
but
you
don't
know
who
it
does
impact,
and
it
may
be
your
co-worker
that.
B
Assume
they're
nowhere
near
any
of
that
Riff
Raff
or
anything
like
that,
but
you
just
never
know,
especially
just
being
from
here
from
that
area.
So
I
I
truly
understand
what
you
mean:
the
impact
that
it
has
on
people
and
how
we
how
we
move
forward,
because
we
do
just
you
know,
you
miss
your
loved
ones
and
you
wanted
them
to
be
here
and
so,
when
you
think
of
thinking
of
gun
violence,
so
just
those
resources
I
know
you
had
mentioned
within
this
program,
they're,
connecting
people
to
resources,
what
type
of
resources.
C
Are
we
talking
about
for
them
to
be
connected,
so
my
as
a
community
help
worker?
What
my
understanding
is
is
I
won't
be
able
to
help
every
single
person,
but
I
know
people
I
have
resources,
so
the
biggest
thing
is
understanding
what
the
person
is
needing
and
getting
them
connected
in
ways
that
otherwise
they
would
not
have
been
connected
to.
C
So
those
are
the
kind
of
research
resources
that
will
be
provided
in
within
Community.
It's
just
understanding
that
they
have
basic
needs
that
need
to
be
met
and
for
whatever
reason
that
they're
not
being
met.
We
need
to
make
sure
that
we're
getting
them
the
resources
that
they
need,
because
people
have
at
least
the
right
to
basic
needs.
Yeah.
A
You
know
you're,
always
gonna
put
those
things
together
like
if
you're
hungry
again
it's
just
something
bad,
that's
gonna
occur
so
it
it.
The
trauma
starts
to
create
other
trauma
stories
and
branches,
and
things
of
that
nature.
A
B
Yeah
he
just
Smiles
absolutely
and
we
know
recently
I
know
we
was
talking
off
the
radio
earlier
and
we
were
just
mentioning
with
the
violent
we
often
realize
a
lot
of
this
is
impact
in
our
youth.
So
what's
the
role?
Will
you
play
in
this
initiative
program.
C
So
there
will
be
youth,
LED
Solutions,
so
within
the
community-based
organizations,
a
lot
of
them
already
are
doing
so
much
with
the
youth,
and
it's
just
about
empowering
the
youth
to
understand
that
you
have
a
voice
that
we
need
to
listen
to
that
the
day
and
age
that
we
just
push
the
youth
to
the
side
and
say
you
know
grown
folks
are
talking,
you
know,
be
quiet
and
let
us
talk.
C
We
need
to
listen
to
the
youth,
because
a
lot
of
other
things
that
are
going
on
within
the
communities
really
within
nationally
are
affecting
young
people
and
we
need
to
to
be
able
to
listen
to
them
in
order
to
make
some
changes
and
those
changes
were
needed.
Like
yesterday.
A
You
know,
and
as
a
professional
as
a
parent
as
a
community
person
that
has
always
been
so
strange
to
me
that
we
I
don't
know
what
age
we
turn
where
we
forget,
where
the
connection
of
Youth
and
adult
and
we
become
the
people
that
we
didn't
like
growing
up.
They
didn't
listen
to
us
that
didn't
have
that
made
decisions
about
us
and
you
know,
and
that's
one
thing:
I've
always
wanted
I
told
Leonard
all
the
time.
That's
one
thing
I
want
to
change
is
how
we
see
the
youth.
No,
they.
A
A
Like
you
know,
a
lot
of
things
have
changed
so
just
like
we,
you
learn
throughout
covet.
There
were
so
many
ways
to
communicate.
There
are
so
many
ways
to
include
them
in
building
a
better
future,
not
only
just
for
them,
but
those
who
come
after
them,
and
that
is
always
a
goal.
It's
always
to
plant
the
seeds
so
that
not
only
you
benefit,
but
those
who
come
after
still
reap
what
has
been
sold
from
previous
generations
and
we're
not
doing
that.
We're
we're
going
in
and
we're
taking
the
Baton
of
I'm
an
adult.
A
Now
we're
not
we're
not
taking
up
a
time
breaking
it
and
giving
it
to
the
youth,
and
you
both
walk
to
the
finish
line
and
so
I
think.
That's
so
important
to
the
point
and
I
think
it's
so
important
that
you
I
think
it's
so
great
that
you
all
are
including
you,
because.
C
So
there
are
a
lot
of
community-based
organizations.
I
did
name
a
few
of
them
that
are
always
looking
for
people
to
collaborate
with.
A
C
Community,
that
will
be
a
multi-sector
coalition,
where
they're
able
to
come
and
voice
concerns
in
the
neighborhoods
to
give
suggestions
on
some
things
that
they
would
like
to
see
happen
in
the
neighborhood
is
volunteer
opportunities
for
community
members
to
just
come
and
be
a
part
of
what
will
be
a
positive
change
in
Buncombe
County,
which
and
I
said
again.
It
is
much
needed.
It's
overdue.
B
And
so
I
know
you
had
mentioned
about
the
community-based
organization,
so
is
this
is?
Is
this
kind
of
like
a
cohesion
or
some
kind
of
collaborative
to
like
an
umbrella
program
over
those
various
programs?
That's
already
in
our
community?
Yes,.
C
It's
a
cohesion
there's
a
lot
of
organizations
that
are
coming
together
to
work
under
this
model
and
a
lot
of
it
is
already
Community
Based
organizations
that
are
already
in
the
communities
that
that
are
doing
the
work
and
what
this
model
will
do
is
just
to
help
enhance
some
of
the
things
that
they're
already
doing
to
give
them
different
resources
that
they
may
not
have
been
available
to
those
organizations
before,
but
also
I
spoke
about
the
the
grant.
C
It
enables
these
community-based
organizations
to
actually
hire
people
that
are
going
to
be
there
on
a
full-time
basis.
And
not
you
know
you
see
them.
You
know
here
there
they're
there
on
a
consistent
basis
of
where
people
can
develop
those
relationships
with
these
organizations,
because
they're
present
all
the
time.
C
C
So
as
this
Collective,
we
haven't
done
any
events
just
again,
but
we
have
partnered
with
the
Asheville
Dream
Center
with
the
mothers
group
love,
which
is
a
life
of
a
violence
every
day
and
a
few
other
mothers
that
have
lost
songs
to
gun
violence.
C
We
did
a
a
community
event
in
Hillcrest
back
in
March
and
then
this
past
Saturday.
We
did
a
Mother's
Day
solidarity,
walk.
C
Over
300
people
that
showed
up
to
that
event
this
weekend
wow,
but
the
mothers
in
that
group
are
absolutely
awesome.
I
know
it
was
Miss.
Shivers
came
who
lost
her
son
over
in
Bingham
Heights
last
summer,
Wendy
Brooks
lost
her
son
last
year
in
April
and
Miss
Teresa
Mosley
was
not
able
to
attend
this
particular
event
because
she
was
attending
Barton
College
graduation
because
they
gave
her
son
an
honorary
bachelor's
degree
because
he
would
have
been
a
senior
graduate
this
year.
C
Far
but
as
we
go
towards
the
information
implementation
mode,
we'd
love
to
see
a
lot
of
events
that
are
coming
up,
I
will
tell
you
about
a
couple.
Other
events
that
we
do
have
coming
up.
Buncombe
County
is
partnered
with
NC
safe,
which
is
around
a
campaign
around
properly
storing
Firearms,
because
June
is
National,
Gun
Violence
awareness
month.
So
we
encourage
everybody
to
wear
orange.
During
the
month
of
June,
the
courthouse
will
be
lit
up
in
Orange
on
June
4th
at
the
the
Eddington.
C
Center
will
be
a
event,
a
gun,
violence
event
and
then
I
think
on
the
8th.
If
I'm
not
mistaken,
we'll
have
another
event.
That's
coming
up
that
that
Partners
us
with
Health
and
Human
Services
as
well
as
NC
safe
and
it's
around
infant
fatality.
C
A
C
A
A
A
Yes,
the
Orange
is
very
important
and
I
think
it's
so
important
that
we
we
have
these
conversations
about
gun
safety,
because
you
know
the
thing
is:
no
guns
are
never
going
away
unless
like
magically,
but
if
you're
going
to
have
a
gun
be
responsible,
because
we
know
how
many
kids
see
them
and
they're
like.
Oh,
my
goodness
ice
toy
I
can
play
with
it
and
it's
not
a
toy,
and
so.
C
A
A
Will
we
do
this
every
time?
What
is
something
that
you
want
to
leave
with
our
audience
that
you
want
them
to
remember.
C
They
have
heard
what's
going
on
in
the
communities
and
and
they
are
springing
into
action
that
we
understand
that
we
didn't
get
here
overnight
and
that
we're
not
going
to
get
out
of
it
overnight.
But
we
are
here
and
we
will
be
present
to
move
forward
and
the
hope
is
to
see
change
and
safety
for
all
communities
within.
B
B
A
That
was
Professor
Jones
if
you
didn't
recognize
that,
and
as
always
I
like
to
wrap
this
up,
we're
just
saying
that
you
know
so
often
we
we
look
at
ourselves
and
we
try
to
remove
ourselves
from
what
is
going
on
in
our
community.
But
our
community
makes
up
everyone,
and
it
just
say
the
community
is
a
huge
house
and
if
the,
if
the
left
side
of
the
house
is
experiencing
some
Foundation
weaknesses,
eventually
it's
going
to
start
occurring
on
the
bright
side
of
the
house.
So
therefore
it
is
always
best
to
be
involved.
A
Look
around
see
how
you
can
help
see
how
you
can
listen
some
of
the
time.
Sometimes
the
best
thing
you
can
do
is
be
a
gear
and
a
shoulder
Sometimes.
The
best
thing
to
do
is
to
be
the
person
that
answers
answer
the
phone
calls
for
organization.
There
are
so
many
ways
that
we
can
give
back
to
help
get
the
foundation
to
match
all
sides
of
that
that
house
now
are
we
saying
it's
going
to
be
perfect,
of
course,
not
if
you've
ever
broken
a
bone.
A
You
know
that
in
that
six
weeks,
as
it
repairs
when
they
say
that
it
goes
back
to
normal,
it
repairs
and
repairs
always
mean
there's
something
that
happened
that
cause
that
needs
to
be
repaired.
Yes,
it's
going
to
be
different,
but
you
will
still
be
able
to
use
it
as
we
repair
our
communities.
Yes,
they're
going
to
be
different.
Yes,
there
will
be
some.
A
You
know
problems
here
and
there
because
it
is
repairing,
but
it
is
still
going
to
be
usable
and
that's
why
we
got
to
understand
that
our
folks
are
not
thrown
away
that
they
are
still
good
people.
They
are
still
wonderful
folks
and
we
at
bacon
County.
We
know
that
and
that's
why
we
are
pouring
into
our
communities.
A
That's
why
we're
caring
about
our
communities
and
we're
creating
these
programs,
because
we're
listening
and
we
want
a
better
future
I,
often
say
that
Buncombe
County
is
so
small
that
we
could
write
the
blueprint
that
could
change
the
world
and
I
truly
believe
that,
because
we
are
one
welcome
and
to
all
of
you
out
there
listening,
give
back
any
way
that
you
can
look
around
see
if
there's
something
that
you
want
to
do
and
get
in
contact
with
us,
because
we're
always
here,
because
we
are
one
welcome
until
next
time.
This
is
Zakia.