Fill in the blank
Guns Backwards is
SNUG
What is the chain of command?
Site Administrator <- Program Manager/Social Worker <- Outreach Worker Supervisor <- Outreach Worker
What are the 4 direct ways we interact with the neighborhood:
1. Shooting responses 2. Canvassing 3. Community events 4. Participant events
Where we work?
We work in communities with high rates of gun violence.
PTSD
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Data =
$$$$
What is the role of an OW?
Daily: enter logs, case notes, mediations, work with community (1 minute pitch)
What is a community event for?
- invite everyone, spread the word, invite people you don't know, change community norms
Who we hire:
members the community (well respected/influencers/were high risk)
ACEs
Adverse Childhood Experiences
No Data =
No $$$
What is the role of an OWS?
Daily: meetings, briefing/huddles, zone checks, debriefing, data review
What are participant events for?
- for high-risk participants to try different activities, strengthen relationships, exposure to new experiences
Who we partner with:
3/5 to score
Clergy, Hospitals, Community-based organizations, Service providers, Law enforcement
4F's
Fight, flight, freeze, fawn
Credible
Messengers
What is the role of the SW?
- provide therapy to the participants if interested, and county victims of crime. In addition, support the outreach team in different capacities
How do you canvass?
- give out resource flyers, elevator pitch, give info to others about the program
1. Who we work with:
2. What are the requirements:
4/7 to score
1. Participants
2. 14-25, violent, carrier, "just came home", group affiliation, PP (probation/parole), victim/related to a victim
DCJS
Division of Criminal Justice Services
Services
What is the role of a PM?
Daily: Data review, provide program oversight, resource development (staff and participants)
How does a shooting response work?
- done within 72 hours, lets the community know we are not tolerating gun violence, changes the community norms.
What we do?
30 Second Pitch (in UNDER 30 seconds) GO!!!
We work to reduce gun violence
We do this by mediating conflicts
Working with the people who are the highest risk of shooting someone or getting shot
I.I.C
I - interrupt transmission
I - identify and change the thinking of highest potential transmitters
C - change group norms