Since launching the Worcester Youth Violence Prevention Initiative in 2015, gun and knife incidents involving young people under 25 have declined 31% in the city and arrests of young people have declined 68%. Despite these impressive accomplishments, youth gun and knife incident data that suggest Worcester’s work is not complete. Marsh Institute Researcher Laurie Ross (SSJ) received funding from UMass Memorial Hospital for the project “Resilient Worcester” that will create an aligned, trust-filled, culturally-responsive, coordinated upstream to downstream trauma response system with the ultimate goal of reducing youth violence.

For full project descriptions, see the Marsh Institute Research Projects web page.