VPAApr 213 minVPA Urges Calm during Lockdown/Isolation for CoronavirusThe Violence Prevention Alliance (VPA) is encouraging Jamaicans to remain calm, educate themselves about the coronavirus and how they can protect themselves ...
VPAApr 214 minGeorge Headley Primary School Creates Peace of Paradise GardenGeorge Headley Primary School in St. Andrew has created a ‘Peace of Paradise’ Garden which is positively impacting behavioral change in students at the schoo...
VPAJun 29, 20182 minSt. Catherine Reports Reduction in Violent Incidents The parish of St. Catherine is showing a 20 per cent decline in the number of reported violent related incidents over the last five years. The Violence Preve...
VPAJun 26, 20182 minVPA Recommends In-Hospital Intervention to Curb Violence Chairman of the Violence Prevention Alliance (VPA), Dr. Elizabeth Ward is proposing In- hospital Interventions as one of several strategies to prevent violen...
VPAJun 26, 20182 minSports and Skills Training Identified as Peacebuilding Efforts that WorkSports, skills training, education and weekly staging of social events referred to as ‘round robin’ were some of the strategies residents of four inner-city ...
VPAJun 26, 20182 minPeace Day Activities Observed in ZOSO Communities on Jamaica's Day of PeaceThe zones of special operations (ZOSOs) in the communities of Mount Salem, St. James and Denham Town, Kingston were the venues for the launch of Peace Day ac...
VPAApr 10, 20184 min Saving Lives Why React When You Can Prevent?Violence is a major public health concern that impacts individuals, families, communities, and countries worldwide. Globally, violence results in more than 1...
