Youth exposure to violence can result in lasting trauma which increases their risk for harmful behavior, delinquency, and more violence. Kings Against Violence Initiative offers a youth focused, therapeutic response to violence, grounded in public health principles and trauma‐informed practice. KAVI’s programming provides youth with productive and safe alternatives to engaging in interpersonal violence.
- KAVI’s Violence Prevention Curriculum is a 35‐session, group‐level intervention.
- KAVI participants receive therapeutic services daily.
- Retention in KAVI’s programs is high (approx. 75%) and many of their students go on to graduate from high school and attend college.