We are committed to sharing knowledge that supports individuals, advocates, and organizations working to end violence and build safer communities.
Explore some of our featured resources centering on Community Violence and Domestic Violence.
- Law: Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986
- Report: Guns and Violence Against Women
- News article: As Chicago’s Domestic Violence Crisis Deepens, Victims Suffer In Silence
- News article: ‘Karina’s law’ to remove guns from domestic violence situations
- Report: Illinois Providers’ Perspectives on Victim Service Barriers and Agency Capacity
- Report: Intimate Partner Violence Risk and Protective Factors
- Report: Risk Factors for Femicide in Abusive Relationships: Results From a Multisite Case Control Study
- Report: Measuring Safety
- Report: Who are Underserved Victims of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault?
- Report: Neighborhood Environment and Intimate Partner Violence: a Systematic Review
- Video: What is Community Violence Intervention?
- Fact Sheet: What is Community Violence?
- Report: Community Violence Intervention at the Roots
- Report: Executive Summary Evaluation of CeaseFire-Chicago
- News: Community Violence Intervention Groups Announce Scaling Efforts to Reduce Gun Violence in Chicago
- News: $100 Million from State to Go to Anti-Violence Programs in Chicago (Featuring ALSO’s Executive Director)
- Report: Communities Partnering for Peace (CP4P) 5 Years Research and Evaluation
- Report: Evaluating Illinois’ Peacekeepers Program
- Video: Promising Solutions to Reducing Gun Violence in Chicago
- News: ALSO Hosts Community Violence Intervention Education Meeting in Humboldt Park
- News: Community Violence Intervention Programs are Going to Scale in Four Communities with Three Others in the Pipeline
- ALSO White Paper: Why Relationships Matter for In-Risk Men: Identifying and Responding to the Intersections between Intimate Partner Conflict and Community Violence
- White Paper: Exploring the Interconnectedness of Community Violence and Intimate Partner Violence
- Report: Street Outreach Important for Violence Prevention
- News article: Violence Intervention Worker Didn’t Even Know Dream Job Existed When She Was Locked Up (ALSO LaToya Baines featured)