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our mission

To reduce violence, particularly in communities of color, by advancing hospital-based violence intervention programs and coordinated, community-led systems that heal trauma and promote equity.

 
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OUR VISION

The HAVI envisions a world where communities end violence and foster healing.

CORE VALUES

COLLECTIVE CARE & HEALING

We prioritize collective care as an organizational responsibility to actively promote and contribute to each staff member’s wellbeing. Within the HAVI’s organization and in our work with HVIPs and health systems, we develop processes, structures, and policies that value connection, humanity, diverse perspectives, and lived experiences.

 

COMMUNITY WIDSOM & LIVED EXPERIENCE

We center and value community wisdom and the lived experiences of people impacted by community violence and structural racism. We recognize that people who are closest to the pain hold the solutions. We follow their leadership to co-create and support their solutions.

RACIAL JUSTICE & EQUITY

We work toward collective liberation and societal transformation where race no longer determines outcomes. We advocate for justice, where all people - especially people of color and those impacted by violence -- have power, resources, agency, and access to resources that meet their needs. This requires us to dismantle system racism and structural inequities in health care and develop equitable systems, policies, and infrastructures.

LEADERSHIP & ACCOUNTABILITY

We commit to transparency about our purpose, activities, and strategies. We strive to continuously improve and ensure that we are accountable to people who are most impacted by violence. We work to hold health systems accountable to HVIPs, and to provide equitable, trauma-informed care to people injured by violence. As leaders in the field, we are passionately committed to developing authentic and accountable partnerships. We strive every day to live our values thoughtfully and humbly.