The VPC is the county-wide network of public and private individuals and organizations dedicated to addressing violence as a public health issue.
Violence is a complex issue with multifactorial causes, and as such requires complex solutions.
The VPC includes members from public health, the medical community, the judiciary, law enforcement, education, university researchers, the media, the faith community the business community and many, many community based organizations. Members also include youth and other community members. We are dedicated to the belief that it takes all of us working together to end the epidemic of violence that plagues our homes, our schools, our neighborhoods, our community and our nation. There is no single or simple solution, if there were the epidemic would be over, and although in general violence and violent crime is down from it's peak levels in 1994, in Los Angeles, we still have a long way to go to change a culture of violence to one of peace. All County Violence Prevention Basketball Tournament 2001 Los Angeles County Department of Health Services .