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New Britain program works to build positive relationships between students and police
“We're looking for long-term impact on our youngest citizens. And I think this will go a long way,” said New Britain Mayor Erin Stewart. New Britain is launching a new program called ‘Bee Responsible,’ focused on having city police officers build...
Young People are In Distress, According to a City’s Local Prevention Council
Through a presentation by evaluator Emily Rosenthal, the New Britain Local Prevention Council recently studied data from the 2011-2021 cycles of the national Youth Risk Behavior Survey, a school-based survey conducted biennially by the CDC among a...
Local Prevention Council Works with City Youth to Make Safe Choices Around Drugs, Alcohol
The New Britain Local Prevention Council partnered with the Hospital of Central Connecticut’s Injury Prevention Center for a “Stop the Bleed” certification training course. The two organizations worked to train afterschool programs from the Youth...