Life After the Gunshot: Community Engaged Research and Community Violence Intervention in the Nation’s Capital

This talk will feature the collaborative research of Dr. Joseph Richardson and Che Bullock. The presentation will examine the social context of structural violence, community violence, and trauma in the District of Columbia and will draw on their work in the Capital Region Violence Intervention Program, a hospital-based violence intervention program at the University of Maryland Capital Region Health Medical Center.

Dr. Joseph Richardson and Che Bullock will discuss their use of community-engaged research methods, including longitudinal qualitative research approaches, to evaluate and enhance the effectiveness of community violence intervention (CVI) programs in the district. They will also discuss using digital storytelling as a tool for communicating about gun violence, as illustrated in their award-winning documentary feature, Life After the Gunshot, which shares the experiences of 10 young Black men with gun violence and mass incarceration.

The talk, part of Vera’s Neil A. Weiner Research Speaker Series, will include introductory remarks on the importance of this research for the field and for Vera’s Redefining Public Safety initiative along with a presentation and 30 minutes of facilitated audience Q&A.

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For more on this history of this project, listen to the CVR podcast, Tell Us About It, Episode 19: Using Digital Storytelling for Research and Healing on Gun Violence
with Dr. Joseph Richardson, Che Bullock, and Uzo Ihekwoaba.