A Community Confronts Violence: A New Vision

Date/Time: Thursday, October 12, 2023, 6:30 – 8:30pm EDT
Location: Academic Dates

Register for A Community Confronts Violence Special Event

This public event will take place in the Nazareth Hall Latour Room.

A community forum and panel discussion open to the public to raise awareness and better understand the impact of violence in our community...and to learn how we as a united community can decrease risk factors and increase protective factors through the development and implementation of the CDC’s Cardiff Model Toolkit for violence prevention. Dr. Matthew Schaffer, a local expert in threat assessment and Marywood
Assistant Professor in Clinical Psychology will discuss the types, neurobiology, assessment, and consequences of violence; and Keynote Michael Fanone, retired Washington Metro police officer assaulted on January 6th, police analyst, and bestselling author of "Hold the Line" will discuss his perspectives on community violence.