The Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence at the University of Colorado – Boulder is proud to be one of five National Centers of Excellence in Youth Violence […]
Why a single slap struck so many
Washington Post reporter Allyson Chiu interviewed CSPV director Dr. Beverly Kingston and other experts about the public’s strong emotional reactions to Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscar’s.
BeLoved Community Day Celebration – February 14, 2022
As part of a special partnership between Naropa University, the University of Colorado Boulder’s Center for the Study of the Prevention of Violence, and the City of Boulder, we invite […]
Marshall Fire: CU Boulder, Naropa host second healing collective trauma workshop
Daily Camera article about the Collective Trauma Workshop held Monday afternoon, February 7, 2022. The virtual healing collective trauma event was hosted by the University of Colorado Boulder, Naropa University […]
Colorado School Staffs Get New Violence Prevention Training
Project Unite, a new model of preventing school shootings, is providing a pilot training to school districts before rolling out nationwide in the fall. Article in the Denver Gazette highlighted […]
CU Boulder Launches Violence Education Prevention Program
Article on the front page of the Daily Camera featuring CSPV’s Senior Research Associate, Sarah Goodrum and her Department of Homeland Security Grant with CU Boulder. The University of Colorado […]
Reframing the Bully Through Joyful, Transformative Theater
Stephanie Saltis, survivor of bullying, uses Shakespeare to help break the cycle of violence in Colorado schools. Established in 2011, the violence prevention tour is Colorado Shakespeare Festival’s flagship education […]
Workshop Seeks to Heal Trauma by Connecting Individuals to their Communities
Upcoming workshop to address how individuals can heal their trauma, and the role of the community in preventing violence. On March 22, 2021, Boulder suffered one of the worst mass […]
Juvenile’s killing in Aurora highlights teen violence problem in metro
David Bechhoefer, Project Director of the Youth Violence Prevention Center – Denver, was interviewed on Fox 31 News following a deadly shooting that occurred in Aurora on Friday. He talked about […]
$1.2 Million Grant Focuses on Violence Education, Awareness on Campus
The University of Colorado Boulder’s Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence (CSPV) and the CU Boulder Police Department (CUPD) are embarking on a two-year project aimed at violence prevention and education […]
$6 million CDC National Youth Violence Prevention Center of Excellence grant awarded to the Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence
The Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence, recently received a five-year (2021-2026) $6 million cooperative agreement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Youth Violence Prevention […]
Stop the Violence! Podcast featuring Dr. Beverly Kingston
Dr. Beverly Kingston is interviewed on Heidi’s Colorful Colorado podcast to discuss addressing the root causes of violence by creating conditions that support healthy human development.
More Kids In Juvenile Courts Are There For Violent Crimes. Colorado Public Radio News
Dr. Eric Sigel, Professor of Pediatrics-Adolescent Medicine at CU Anschutz Medical Campus and CSPV Research Affiliate, speaks with Colorado Public Radio about using a violence screening tool to prevent youth violence.
CU Boulder Researchers Study 48 School Shootings & What We Can Learn From Them
Bill Woodward, CSPV Research Associate, speaks with CBS news in Denver to discuss what we have learned from school shootings and the benefits of the Safe Communities Safe Schools Model.
CSPV Research Highlighted in American Journal of Public Health
This supplement from the American Journal of Public Health highlights the important violence prevention work led by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Youth Violence Prevention Centers of […]