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2023 Collaborative Health Impact Award winner

In December, the Washtenaw community voted to award the 2023 Collaborative Health Impact Award to the Behavioral Health Collaborative for Young Black Men & Boys.

Funded by the Michigan Health Endowment, the project is a collaboration between Packard Health and the University of Michigan School of Social Work Curtis Center for Health Equity’s Young Black Men, Masculinities, and Mental Health (YBMen) Project.

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#NationalYouthViolencePreventionWeekLaRonte Benion Phillips was 18 when he was ambushed and tragically killed while dropping his friend off at home. "You hear about kids getting killed every day, and you feel sad, of course. But when it hits your door, it’s a different feeling," says LaRonte's grandmother, Mary Phillips-Smith. Hear Mary tell LaRonte's story and how her life has been affected:www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfdFfIBZ5aU&t=17s To hear more about efforts to curb community violence in Washtenaw County, register for the Community Violence Intervention Team's 2nd annual violence intervention summit here: bit.ly/4aOJrzc ... See MoreSee Less
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#NationalYouthViolencePreventionWeekTrevonte Thomas was just 18 when he was accidentally shot by his best friend. "I was thinking it was over, thinking about my grandma, my siblings, stuff like that. But then, after probably 10 minutes, I started believing that I was going to stay alive," he says.Shortly after, he was connected with WeLIVE, a violence intervention program that engages survivors, provides crisis intervention services, and works to prevent retaliation. Trevonte now works with other survivors. Hear Trevonte tell his story:www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKcxmDhOk70To hear more about efforts to curb community violence in Washtenaw County, register for the Community Violence Intervention Team's 2nd annual violence intervention summit here: bit.ly/4aOJrzc ... See MoreSee Less
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#NationalYouthViolencePreventionWeekWhile walking to a friend’s house one day, Deontae Wilson was shot multiple times. "That was the darkest place I’ve ever been in my life...I was full of rage and anger, just exploding on everybody, every chance I got," he says.Shortly thereafter, he was connected with WeLIVE, a violence intervention program that engages survivors of community violence, provides crisis intervention services, and works to prevent retaliation. Now, he's sharing his story to prevent future violence:www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1im2EIZbeI To hear more about efforts to curb community violence in Washtenaw County, register for the Community Violence Intervention Team's 2nd annual violence intervention summit here: bit.ly/4aOJrzc ... See MoreSee Less
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