Efforts To Reduce Violence Change Amid Pandemic

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Jill Sheridan

Community Violence Reduction Director Shonna Majors.
*Courtesy Shonna Majors*

Efforts to reduce violence in Indianapolis changed with the COVID-19 pandemic, including outreach and community-based methods that had to pivot with the stay at home order.

WFYI’s City Desk reporter Jill Sheridan spoke with Community Violence Reduction Director Shonna Majors about the challenges her agency faces.

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