United Against Violence - CommonSpirit Health

United Against Violence

In 2008, the United Against Violence initiative was introduced, the first of its kind to be sponsored by a national nonprofit health system. This program is our formal commitment to violence prevention.

CommonSpirit’s approach to violence prevention, using community-based programs, public policy advocacy and shareholder advocacy, is a powerful combination of strategies that collectively make a meaningful difference in any and all forms of violence.

The complexities of violence require us to take comprehensive approaches, recognizing that violence is a public health issue, and it is our role to address and prevent this epidemic just as we work to prevent other serious issues impacting health and wellbeing.

As part of this commitment, the Mission and Ministry Fund provides support for local operations to create or expand violence prevention programs in their communities.

Violence Prevention Grants

Through the Mission and Ministry Fund, United Against Violence provides funding and support to help local operations create or expand violence prevention programs in the communities we serve. These programs address many forms of violence, including child abuse, youth violence, gang violence, interpersonal violence and human trafficking.

The application process is aligned with the annual Mission and Ministry Fund grant cycle. For new or evolving initiatives, application for a one-year planning grant is recommended. For well-developed, cross-sector initiatives, the Fund will consider multiyear applications. Learn more

Resources & Guides

Learn more about ongoing violence prevention efforts in CommonSpirit communities.

History of violence prevention initiatives

This report details the progress of United Against Violence from 2010-2015, many of which are still active today. It is designed not only to provide an overview of the overall commitment, but also to evaluate and celebrate the promising efforts underway as we marked the half-way point to achieving a systemwide violence reduction goal by 2020.

This overview provides snapshots of work in progress - many of the initiatives featured in this overview are still active today.

Coming soon: updated details of active programming across CommonSpirit.

CONTACT: Laura Krausa, Director United Against Violence and Advocacy Programs

laura.krausa@commonspirit.org (303) 383-2748

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