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Description
Mayor Jacob Frey joins U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar, Hennepin County Board Chair Irene Fernando, Community Safety Commissioner Cedric Alexander, Interim Director of Neighborhood Safety Josh Peterson, and Hennepin Healthcare program staff to highlight the Next Step program.
Next Step is a hospital-based violence prevention program that connects survivors of a violent injury like a gunshot or a stabbing wound to resources and support. The program is a partnership between the City of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, and local hospitals including Hennepin Healthcare (HCMC), North Memorial, and Abbott Northwestern.
A
And
I'll
invite
our
speakers
up
here.
Please
join
me
up
here.
Then
you,
you
don't
have
to
run
up
at
the
time.
We're
ready
to
get
going.
I
am
I
want
to
I'm
Jennifer
di
Cabela
CEO
here
at
Hennepin,
Healthcare
and
I
want
to
thank
you
for
joining
us.
I
can't
say
enough
how
important
it
is
to
demonstrate
when
we
work
together.
We
can
make
a
difference,
and
today
I'm
super
excited
to
talk
about
the
next
step.
A
Violence
prevention
program,
because
what
you
will
see
is
that
this
is
all
levels
of
government,
community
and
health
system
working
together
to
make
sure
we
create
a
safe
environment,
we're
supporting
each
other
and
we're
making
a
difference
in
our
community.
So
I
am
so
grateful
to
have
leaders
from
the
city,
the
county,
the
state
and,
at
the
federal
level,
all
working
together
to
support
our
incredible
teams
who
are
working
so
closely
with
community,
and
you
will
hear
from
all
of
them
today
and
with
that
I
will
pass
off
to
Mayor
Frye.
B
Will
a
big
thank
you
to
our
CEO
of
Hennepin
Health
Jennifer
D
Cabelas
she's
been
doing
such
an
incredible
job
at
forging
some
of
these
incredibly
important
Partnerships
between
the
city
and
the
county
and
the
state
and
the
federal
government
to
make
sure
that
wonderful
programs
like
next
step
cannot
just
come
to
fruition,
but
can
thrive
in
extraordinary
fashion
and
I.
Think
this
is
a
program
that
we're
seeing
some
incredible
results
on.
B
I
want
to
give
a
huge
thank
you
to
our
director
of
neighborhood
safety
in
Josh.
Peterson
he's
been
someone
that
has
worked
on
this
program
of
Next
Step
since
its
Inception
and
it's
a
program
that
is
getting
results.
Over
the
last
six
years
there
have
been
900
people
served
by
Next
Step
900
people
served
of
those
that
come
in
with
a
gunshot
wound
and
are
admitted
to
either
Hennepin
Health
or.
C
B
At
Northwestern
or
North
Memorial
about
75
percent
of
them
get
some
form
of
contact
from
The,
Next
Step,
hospital-based
intervention,
and
let
me
explain
what
that
what
that
touch
looks
like
someone
has
come
into
the
hospital
with
oftentimes
a
severe
or
even
life-threatening
gun
wound
they're
in
a
hospital
bed.
That
is
perhaps
a
worst
moment
of
your
entire
life
and
importantly,
it's
a
great
opportunity
to
make
a
change,
and
so,
when
you
have
someone
at
your
bedside
that
wants
to
help,
do
you
need
a
job?
B
B
It
goes
a
whole
lot
further
for
our
entire
Community,
because
hurt
people
hurt
people,
and
if
we
truly
want
to
interrupt
the
cycle
of
violence,
we
need
to
make
sure
that
we're
stopping
it
getting
in
right
after
one
of
these
incidents
happens
or
even
before,
which
is
what
violence
prevention
is
all
about
and
making
sure
that
that
same
cycle
of
violence
does
not
happen
again.
That's
what
next
step
is
all
about.
B
I
mentioned
that
75
percent
of
the
people
that
are
admitted
to
those
three
hospitals
get
some
form
of
service
or
assistance
from
Next
Step
or
at
least
an
offer
to
get
that
service
or
assistance.
40
percent
of
them
are
of
taking
the
off
them
up
on
their
offer.
So
40
of
those
individuals
are
saying
yes,
I
want
to
go
down
the
road
of
getting
that
job
or
getting
that
care
finding
that
new
apartment
and
of
that
40
percent.
Only
three
percent
are
finding
themselves
back
in
the
hospital
for
same
or
similar
reasons.
B
That
is
an
incredible
statistic,
because
the
rate
of
recidivism
without
that
touch
is
much
much
higher.
We
want
to
be
using
a
data-driven
approach.
We
want
to
have
a
Solutions
oriented
process,
and
this
perhaps
is
one
of
the
best
ways
to
get
us
there
and
so
a
big
thank
you
to
our
CEO
in
Jennifer
D
Cabelas,
our
new
chair
of
Hennepin
County,
Hennepin,
County,
Board,
chair
in
Irene
Fernando,
and
by
the
way,
congratulations
the
the
work
going
on
over
at
Hennepin
County,
and
the
partnership
between
the
two
is
so
incredibly
important.
B
Finally,
this
this
work-
it
wouldn't
happen
without
just
a
day-to-day
grind
at
the
city
and
making
sure
that
our
teams
are
all
inspired
and
again
big.
Thank
you
to
Josh
Peterson
was
there
at
the
Inception.
This
this
program
is,
is
very
much
something
that
has
been
pushed
by
him
and
his
team
from
the
get-go
and
the
whole
crew
over
it
at
Nave,
department
and
neighborhood
safety
has
been
behind
that
effort.
This
is
important
to
ensure
that
all
communities
throughout
our
city
are
safe.
D
E
E
At
the
same
time,
I
have
to
first
acknowledge
that
we
are
here
because
of
a
deep,
deep
compounding
pain,
levels
of
unimaginable
grief
that
stay
with
us,
live
senselessly
lost
to
violence
and
I
hope
that
we
can
sit
with
that
as
we
continue
our
resolve
for
the
months
years
and
perhaps
decades
ahead
as
we
work
together
to
achieve
the
outcomes
that
our
residents
deserve
each
and
every
single
one
of
us
deserves
a
safe
and
Equitable
supportive
community,
no
matter
your
age,
race,
gender,
how
much
money
you
make?
Who
you
love
your
ZIP
code?
E
Violence
impacts
every
single
person
in
our
community.
The
response
should
be
holistic,
it
should
be
centered
on
the
individual
and
the
family
and
I'm
really
really
grateful
to
get
to
be
among
the
individuals
who
will
not
rest
until
each
of
us,
our
families,
our
kids,
our
loved
ones,
are
safe,
where
they
live,
where
they
work,
where
they
play
so
with
that
I
believe
I
might
be
handing
it
off
to
the
emcee
or
to
my
dear
friend,
congresswoman
ohanohar.
Thank
you.
Everyone.
F
F
Thank
you,
mayor
fry
for
the
the
partnership
in
thinking
about
what
it
means
to
re-imagine,
Public
Safety
and
what
it
means
to
keep
all
of
our
communities.
Safe,
I
had
the
opportunity
to
work
with
Josh
when
I
was
a
staffer
at
City
Hall
for
council
member
Andrew
Johnson,
and
this
work
of
figuring
out.
How
do
we
look
at
crime
and
crime
prevention
in
a
holistic
way
through
the
lens
of
Public?
F
Health
has
been
an
important
aspect
of
the
work
that
I
did
at
City
Hall
and
the
work
that
I
continue
to
advocate
for
when
we
were
looking
at
passing
a
historic
gun
reform
package
of
the
first
time
in
30
years.
It
was
important
for
myself
and
some
of
my
colleagues
to
bring
these
ideas
forward
and
advocate
for
720
million
dollars
of
those
of
that
funding
to
be
allocated
to
crime,
prevention
and
Interruption.
To
also
so
make
sure
that
we
would
get
a
hundred
and
twenty
million
dollars
allocated
in
addressing
mental
health
issues
in
our
communities.
F
We
know
that
this
has
to
be
a
partnership.
It
has
to
be
a
partnership
between
Healthcare
Providers.
It
has
to
be
a
partnership
between
the
county,
the
state,
the
city,
and
it
has
to
be
one
that
is
garnering
investment
from
the
federal
government
and
so
I'm
incredibly
proud
of
the
money
that
was
allocated
federally,
that
we
are
now
able
to
deliver
500
500
thousand
dollars
of
that
money
to
come
to
Hennepin
County.
F
F
Do
not
hurt
is
going
to
help
end
the
continued
cycle
of
violence
that
our
communities
have
dealt
with
that
continues
to
pain
all
of
us
and
it's
going
to
help
make
sure
our
city,
our
County
and
our
state
is
one
where
people
continue
to
come
to
live,
survive
and
thrive.
So
again,
thank
you
all
for
for
having
me
and
for
continuing
to
do
this
important
work
on
understanding
that
it
is
through
collaboration
that
we
will
serve
the
constituents
that
we
have
in
our
city,
county
and
State.
B
Thank
you
congresswoman
for
your
leadership
and
for
your
money.
We
appreciate
both
and
the
the
funding
is
so
critically
important,
obviously,
to
these
Endeavors
and
thank
you
our
to
our
chair
person,
chairwoman
next
I'd
like
to
to
bring
up
our
Commissioner
of
Public
Safety
here
in
Cedric
Alexander.
Commissioner.
Thank
you.
C
C
That
I've,
been
here
next
step
program,
is
an
example
of
a
successful
partnership
across
a
variety
of
jurisdictions
and
hospitals
across
this
region,
all
working
together
other
to
support
victims
of
violent
crime.
This
is
a
very
important
piece
of
what
we
do
every
day
in
public
safety.
Next
step
is
the
next
step
to
helping
people
bring
their
lives
back
together,
but
particularly
after
a
traumatic
event,
and
so
I
want
to
take
to
honor
of
really
introducing
the
person
who's.
C
The
interim
director
of
neighborhood
safety
and
it
is
doing
a
tremendous
job
and
is
joined
with
this
community
and
has
motivated
inspired
people
who
work
under
his
command
to
continue
to
do
the
great
work
in
this
community.
So
let
me
introduce
if
I
could
interim
director
of
neighborhood
safety,
Josh
Peterson
Josh.
G
Thank
you,
commissioner,
for
that
wonderful
introduction
and
your
support
and
your
leadership
and
thanks
thanks
to
all
the
elected
leaders
here
with
us
today,
so
I'm
Josh
Peterson
I'm,
the
interim
director
of
the
neighborhood
safety
department
for
the
City
of
Minneapolis
I'm
thankful
for
the
opportunity
to
be
here
to
share
a
little
bit
with
Community
about
next
step
and
what
it
is
so
by
some
indicators,
notably
the
number
of
homicides
and
gunshot
wound
victims.
Violent
crime
was
down
last
year
in
Minneapolis,
about
15
to
20
percent
and
I.
G
Think
it's
important
that
we
recognize
those
successes,
but
I
also
think
it's
important
that
we
recognize
that
that's
not
enough.
One
gunshot
wound
victim
is
one
too
many
and
I
think
that
that's
really
one
reason
why
it's
so
important
that
we
continue
to
do
this
work
and
to
talk
about
this
work
and
so
for
folks.
Listening
today,
a
few
things
that
I
want
folks
to
know.
G
The
first
is
that
if
you
come
here
or
to
one
of
the
other
partner
hospitals
with
Next
Step
you're
going
to
get
great
medical
care,
but
what
you
may
not
know
is
that
you're
also
going
to
get
great
care
if
you
come
as
a
victim
of
a
violent
injury
to
help
address
all
of
the
aspects
of
your
wounds.
That
may
not
be
the
physical
aspects
of
your
wounds.
G
So
our
elected
leaders
articulated
very
well
the
power
and
the
promise
of
this
work
I'm
going
to
try
to
fill
in
a
few
of
the
gaps
here
for
you
all
for
one
thing,
as
they've
mentioned,
I
have
been
here
since
the
beginning
with
next
step,
and
so
I'll
provide
just
a
little
bit
of
History.
So
I
started
with
the
City
of
Minneapolis
in
2012
and
at
that
time
I'd
heard
about
some
attempts
to
get
a
hospital-based
phones,
Intervention
Program
off
the
ground
with
HCMC
and
I.
G
Asked
can
I
take
that
on
that
sounds
interesting,
and
and
to
my
satisfaction
my
supervisor
said
yes,
please
run
with
that,
so
I
reached
out
to
HCMC
and
found
some
Champions
who,
again
to
my
satisfaction,
were
thinking.
We
really
need
a
service
like
this
at
HCMC.
It's
important
that
we
are
actively
involved
in
stopping
cycles
of
violence,
so
we
spent
about
two
years
talking
to
National
experts
talking
to
community
locally.
G
We
operated
here
at
HCMC
for
about
two
years
and
really
in
that
time
recognized
that
while
we
were
providing
great
Services,
there
were
still
gaps
to
be
filled.
So,
roughly
about
half
the
victims
of
violent
assault
entries
were
coming
here,
but
the
other
half
were
going
to
other
hospitals,
and
so
we
felt
it
was
really
important
to
expand
this
effort
elsewhere.
So
we
began
conversations
with
North
Memorial
and
in
2018
we
launched
at
North
Memorial
in
2020.
We
were
approached
by
Abbott,
Northwestern
and
Elena,
who
said,
we've
heard
great
things
about
this
next
step
program.
G
So
a
couple
things
I
want
to
highlight
today
about
next
step
and
why
it's
important
as
part
of
our
neighborhood
safety
approach
to
violence,
prevention
and
intervention,
Next
Step,
embodies
a
lot
of
what
we
stand
for
in
our
department
of
neighborhood
safety.
One
of
those
things
is
that
a
lot
of
our
work
is
behind
the
scenes.
So
much
of
the
City's
community
safety
work
shows
up
in
a
very
visible
way:
police
fire
9-1-1.
Those
things
are
all
very
visible.
G
The
next
piece
that
also
next
step
embodies
with
regard
to
our
work,
is
multi-disciplinary
partnership.
So
when
we
talk
about
public
health
approaches
to
community
safety,
we
recognize
that
there
is
a
need
for
every
sector
to
be
working
together.
So
we've
got
folks
who
are
in
public
health
who
are
in
health
care.
We
have
our
elected
leaders,
we
have
schools,
we
have
Parks,
we
have
law
enforcement
and
all
of
those
folks
are
at
the
table,
and
this
next
step
is
really
a
great
embodiment
of
that.
G
The
next
piece
I
want
to
highlight
is
that
violence,
prevention,
intervention
work
is
really
about
immediate
response
and
long-term
work.
Violence
is
not
something
we're
going
to
solve
immediately
overnight,
but
we
do
need
to
respond
when
violence
does
happen
and
Next
Step
does
both
of
those
things.
So
when
someone
shows
up
here
with
an
injury,
Next
Step
responds
within
30
minutes
and
it
begins
providing
Services
immediately,
but
those
Services
don't
just
end
in
the
immediate
they
last
for
a
long
time.
G
The
other
piece
that
I
want
to
highlight
that
is
true
of
next
step
in
a
lot
of
our
work
and
a
lot
of
the
city's
work
is
that
it's
driven
by
evidence
but
Guided
by
community,
so
hospital-based
finals
intervention
is
not
a
new
idea.
There
are
hospital-based
found
intervention
programs
that
have
been
operating
across
the
country
four
years
and
they
are
really
rooted
in
evidence.
G
And
then
the
last
piece
I
want
to
touch
on
is
just
that.
Violence
is
really
complex.
It's
multifaceted.
You
can't
point
to
one
single
driver
of
violence
and
in
the
same
way,
solutions
to
violence
then
have
to
be
complex
and
multifaceted,
and
next
up
is
a
great
example
of
that.
When
we
bring
folks
into
next
step,
it's
not
a
one-size-fits-all
approach.
G
Every
person
who
comes
to
Next
Step
has
their
own
unique,
diverse
needs,
and
one
of
the
beautiful
things
about
next
step
is
that
it's
able
to
attend
to
each
of
those
diverse,
unique
needs
of
participants
and
that
to
me
exemplifies
what
our
approach
to
violence,
prevention
and
intervention
looks
like
I'm
now
going
to
hand
it
over
to
control
Galloway.
Who
is
the
program
director
for
Next
Step
here
at
Hennepin,
Healthcare.
H
K-E-N-T-R-A-L-G-A-L-L-O-W-A-Y
director
for
the
next
step
program,
first
of
all,
I
want
to
thank
all
of
our
elected
leaders
for
supporting
the
program
we
couldn't
do
it
without
the
funding
and
I
also
want
to
thank
my
team.
This
program
wouldn't
go
without
my
team
over
here
all
who
have
lived
experience
about
being
involved
in
some
type
of
gun,
violence
or
some
type
of
violent
crime,
because
we
do
this
work.
This
work
is
not.
Everyone
can
do
this
work,
so
this
work
is
like
hard
to
us.
So
next
step
the
next
step
program.
H
We
are
what
I
call
disruptors.
We
disrupt
the
system.
We
make
sure
that
everyone
who
comes
into
our
Hospital
via
violent
crime
or
GSW
again
gets
Equitable
treatment,
because
sometimes
there's
a
lot
of
stigma
attached
to
folks
who
come
into
the
hospital
or
when
a
family
shows
up.
There's
roadblocks,
that's
putting
away.
My
team
is
the
one
who
takes
down
those
roadblocks
who
educates
our
providers
to
let
them
know
that
that's
not
equal
treatment
or
that's,
not
culture
culturally
appropriate.
So
that's
what
we're
there
for
we're
there
to
make
sure
that
everything
is
right.
H
They
are
survivors
and
they're,
not
those
folks.
There
are
folks,
so
we
have
to
start
saying
our
folks,
because
it's
our
community
and
as
we
do
this
work
I
just
want
to
also
you'll
hear
more
from
my
Staff
Quincy
Jones
and
Mr
Victor
Vincent
Jones
who's,
our
honored
guest,
just
about
how
our
service
works.
H
I
Hello,
everyone,
I'm
Quincy,
Jones
I'm,
a
case
manager
here
with
the
next
step
program
and
I
mean
this-
is
a
for
myself,
a
very
unique
experience
to
in
a
different
lens
that
I
see
kind
of
the
city
and
the
work
that
everyone
is
putting
in
collectively
together,
because
I'm
I'm
from
Minnesota.
You
know
I
moved
here
when
I
was
nine
years
old
from
Chicago
and
I've
lived
in
North,
Minneapolis
and
South
Minneapolis.
I
You
know
that
we
experience
on
a
daily
basis
and
you
know
with
next
step.
We
truly
have
to
walk
the
journey
with
everyone.
You
know
we
see
people
at
their
worse
and
we've
seen
people
at
their
best
and
we've
helped
people
at
their
worst.
You
know
become
a
better
version
of
themselves
as
well
with
the
next
step
program
it
the
resources
honestly,
are
Limitless,
so
we
help
out
with
a
number
of
different
things.
I
If
someone
needs
job
placement,
if
someone
needs
relocation-
and
it's
not
just
with
funds
and
things
like
that,
it's
also
support
emotionally
and
mentally
as
well.
We
go
into
some
of
the
rooms
and
some
people
are
really
at
that
wits
end
at
that
time.
You
know
the
in
the
middle
of
the
night
is
the
shift
that
I
used
to
work
and
now
I'm
on
days,
but
we
go
into
the
room
and
someone's
wheels
are
turning
because
they've
been
shot
a
number
of
different
times,
stabbed
or
assaulted,
and
they
feel
like
everything
is
ending.
I
You
know
when
we
use
that
and
I've
been
told
by
a
number
of
different
people.
Who've
worked
there
that
this
is
a
golden
moment,
not
just
a
golden
moment
for
them
to
realize
their
true
potential,
but
things
that
they
wanted
to
do
in
this
world
in
in
places
that
they
wanted
to
go
that
they've,
never
thought
possible.
I
You
know
I
thought
a
long
time
of
what
words
I
would
say
when
I
stood
up
here,
but
that
those
words
were
truly
from
my
heart,
because
at
bare
minimum
I
truly
believe
that
the
average
kid
that
is
going
through
that
type
of
pain
and
sorrow
has
an
opportunity
at
bare
minimum
to
stand
here
in
front
of
you
and
with
a
mayor
and
be
myself,
you
know,
and
that
is
truly
at
bare
minimum.
What
their
potential
is
given.
The
right
resources
I
want
to
bring
someone
up.
I
J
And
I
was
a
victim
I.
Remember
the
night
I
got
stabbed
up
a
little
bit
and
I
was
in
the
hospital,
and
this
lady
came
to
me.
She
said
her
name
was
Nicole
and
I
was
blacked
out.
I
really
didn't
know
what's
going
on
at
the
time,
and
she
told
me
to
sign
this
paper
and
I
signed
the
paper
and
I
thought
it
was
a
joke.
J
You
know
and
I
was
just
laying
there
bleeding
and
everything
and
I
came
to
and
then
I
got
home
and
the
next
day
I
called,
and
they
have
been
helping
me
out
and
they
brought
me
through
a
lot.
They
helped
me
out
a
lot
me
and
my
son,
you
know
I
had
just
lost
my
girlfriend
a
year
ago
she
overdosed
accidentally,
so
it
was
just
me
and
my
son.
It's
been
rough,
but
you
know
these
people.
J
G
And
I
just
want
to
briefly
close
with
a
couple
of
notes
of
thanks
and
acknowledgment
next
up
wouldn't
be
possible
without
all
of
our
funding
Partners.
So
next
step
does
receive
funding
from
the
City
of
Minneapolis
from
Hennepin
County.
We
now
are
operating
with
federal
funds,
both
through
the
American
Rescue
plan
act
and
also
through
a
new
Grant
from
the
office
for
victims
of
crime,
and
we
also
are
funded
through
a
partnership
with
the
Minnesota
office
of
Justice
programs,
and
so
I
want
to
thank
and
acknowledge
them
as
well.
G
I
also
want
to
just
want
to
say
again
that
this
program
cannot
operate
with
all
of
the
amazing
without
all
of
the
amazing
staff
team
members,
so
we've
got
Larry
and
Nicole
and
Rico
and
Quincy
and
Nicole
and
Thea
and
I
apologize
if
I'm
missing
any
more.
Please
forgive
me
Shawna.
Thank
you.
Thank
you
Sean.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
This
is
dangerous
and
beyond
our
Frontline
staff,
there
are
other
yeah.
There
are
other
staff
from
within
HCMC
who
support
this
too.
G
So
we
have
our
Finance
and
Accounting
staff
here
as
well,
who
are
a
critical
part
of
this,
so
just
thank
you
to
all
of
the
partners.
We
also
have
our
partners
from
Illini
at
Northwestern
here
Laura.
So
just
again,
this
is
really
truly
a
partnership
across
disciplines
across
systems,
and
that
is
such
a
unique
thing
in
our
world
and
I
think
really
just
needs
to
be
lifted
up
and
celebrated.
So
thank
you
all.
D
K
H
I
always
have
mixed
bags
when
people
ask
me
about,
do
I
want
to
expand,
because
that
means
that
more
folks
are
getting
hurt
out
there,
but
yes,
I'm
hoping
enough
in
the
future.
We
are
looking
at
going
at
another
hospital
I
know.
Children's
has
had
made
a
couple
inquiries
about
us
coming
over
there,
so
we're
currently
trying
to
work
out
to
see
if
we
can
provide
our
service
over
there.
B
And
I'll
note
just
briefly:
the
the
program
since
its
Inception
six
seven
years
ago
has
seen
nearly
continuous
growth,
adding
additional
staff,
adding
additional
employees,
expanding
it
from
One
hospital
in
Hennepin
Health
to
three
in
North
Memorial
and
Abbott
Northwestern,
and
so
I
I
anticipate
that
the
program
will
continue
to
expand
simply
because
it's
working
and
and
we
are
operating
off
of
the
data
and
when
you
see
only
three
percent
of
individuals
ending
up
back
in
the
hospital
for
violence
or
gunshot
wound.
That's
progress.
That
I
think
we
should
be
able
to
get
behind.