Smart Justice The Impact of Violence on Children and Families
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Sep 25, 2025 LaShanna Bruce is a dedicated community advocate from Little Rock, working with Restore Hope to assist families impacted by violence. Deanna Walderns coordinates the 100 Families Initiative, focusing on stabilizing families in crisis. They discuss the pervasive effects of violence on children and families, highlighting generational trauma and the struggles youth face. The conversation emphasizes the importance of coordinated care, evidence of successful interventions, and the hope found in community support and advocacy.
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Concentrated Violence Can Be Targeted
- Gun violence concentrates in a small number of people and destroys families and communities.
- Group Violence Intervention (GVI) targets those individuals to offer an alternative before shootings occur.
Lifelong Community Service
- LaShanna Bruce describes long-term grassroots work starting in church after-school programs and moving into Restore Hope.
- She frames her service as decades of direct family support in Little Rock.
From Personal History To Program Leadership
- Deanna Walderns shares her path from St. Louis into adoption, foster care training, and family preservation work.
- She connected with local outreach like the Arkansas Dream Center and now coordinates at 100 Families.