How can we slow down youth gun violence?: Don't Call Me Resilient EP 26 (podcast clip)
Channel: The Conversation
Date: 2022-12-08

How can we slow down youth gun violence?: Don't Call Me Resilient EP 26 (podcast clip)

Listen to the full episode: https://theconversation.com/how-can-we-slow-down-youth-gun-violence-podcast-194145 

In 2007, 15-year-old Jordan Manners became the first student to be shot and killed inside a Toronto school. Since then, youth violence hasn’t let up in Canada’s largest city. In fact, it’s getting worse. 

Devon Jones and Ardavan Eizadirad say it’s a major problem that needs a more holistic approach. Devon is a teacher and well-recognized youth worker in the Jane and Finch community – where Jordan Manners was killed, and which has been described as Toronto’s most dangerous area to be a kid. Ardavan is an assistant professor in the Department of Education at Wilfrid Laurier University who studies the root causes of gun violence. Together, they  run YAAACE. (https://yaaace.com) – a community organization started by Devon that tackles the root causes of youth gun violence in Toronto.  

They join Vinita to talk about why gun violence is increasing, and how we can slow it down. 

Read Ardavan’s new article: To resolve youth violence, Canada must move beyond policing and prison: https://theconversation.com/to-resolve-youth-violence-canada-must-move-beyond-policing-and-prison-190825 

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