See the Movie, Be Part of the Solution
CeaseFire’s bold vision that violence can be stopped was splashed across television and computer screens throughout the world when Frontline aired “The Interrupters” on February 14. In case you missed it, you can watch it here (here). And if you want to help make this vision a reality, you can do that now (here) .
CeaseFire has been named in the "Top 100 NGOs in the world"by The Global Journal. Ranked #30 worldwide and first among violence prevention organizations Ranked #30 worldwide and first among violence prevention organizations.
Recent Posts
New Public Health Explores Making Communities Healthier
November 2nd, 2011
New Public Health Making Communities Healthier As the country continues to seek solutions to the health crisis it is clear that merely making improvements to the system is not going to be enough. Enter the NewPublicHealth, an online resource on a mission, created by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and launched in March 2011, [...]
CeaseFire accomplishments in Chicago
October 31st, 2011
CeaseFire accomplishments in Chicago CeaseFire has had some fantastic accomplishments in Chicago this year! From July 2010-June 30, 2011, the CeaseFire model contributed to reducing shootings and homicides in the CeaseFire Illinois communities by a range of 14%-70%. Also, check out some images from the community at this year’s CeaseFire Week (below). During this same [...]
Study shows economic impact of violence reduction
October 26th, 2011
Study shows economic impact of violence reduction CeaseFire recognizes the negative economic cycle at work in many of the communities we serve. Violence is disproportionately concentrated in communities characterized by high unemployment rates with no business opportunities, while simultaneously, hindering economic revitalization efforts, development, and new business growth. CeaseFire contends that in order to break [...]
American Psychological Foundation (APF) Supports CeaseFire
October 24th, 2011
American Psychological Foundation (APF) Supports CeaseFire By age of 16, more than 25 percent of children and adolescents in the United States are exposed to a traumatic event. Thankfully, the American Psychological Foundation (APF) violence prevention and intervention research to help treat the devastating impact of such events. In Boston, a new initiative supported in part [...]
Heroism is a Learned Behavior
October 17th, 2011
Heroism is a Learned Behavior Dr. Philip Zimbardo, the social psychologist famous for the Stanford Prison Experiment and author of The Lucifer Effect argues that heroism is a learned behavior! One of psychology’s pioneers, Dr. Zimbardo has long been credited with providing the evidence that supports a central CeaseFire tenet that violence is a learned behavior. His [...]
