Philadelphia Collaborative Violence Prevention Center (PCVCP)

Philadelphia Collaborative Violence Prevention Center (PCVCP) mission is to design, implement and evaluate programs that enhance the resiliency of communities affected by violence, and to reduce the frequency and impact of youth violence, injury and death in communities of West and Southwest Philadelphia. PCVPC researchers are committed not only to determining which interventions are most effective, but also to ensuring that these programs can be sustained in local communities through ongoing collaborations between scientists and collaborations between scientists and community members. http://www.research.chop.edu/programs/pcvpc/