The comedian joined Prosecutor Ryan Mears to talk with students about leaving guns alone.
Tag: Youth violence
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Indianapolis youth walk to raise awareness around impact of gun violence
The annual walk, where advocates and community members share resources to combat violence and build up young people, coincides with National Youth Violence Prevention Week.
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Reset room offers teens a place to cool down at Arsenal Tech
The new space gives teens a place to seek advice and reflect during the school day.
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Indiana schools suspended students over 30,000 times for fighting last year
The spike in exclusionary discipline leaves thousands of children missing out on class with little oversight of how discipline is applied.
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Youth homicides from gun violence drop in 2024 in Indianapolis
Far fewer Indianapolis children were killed by guns in 2024 than the previous year, dropping from a record high of 44 to 17. Overall shootings involving kids, though, were up 7%.
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Indy youth leaders talk violence prevention with regional experts
Violence prevention experts from Ohio, Wisconsin, Michigan and Minnesota visited Indianapolis to exchange ideas about maintaining peaceful communities.
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Teens organize peace walk at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park
The peace walk will begin at 2 p.m. April 27 at the Landmark for Peace Memorial.
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African American Coalition calls for more community action in addressing youth violence
African American Coalition of Indianapolis is raising the question of how the community is going to start protecting youth.
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Gun violence hits crisis point for Indy students: ‘We are at war’
Children and teens are being shot at an alarming rate, Indianapolis Public Schools board members said.