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The comprehensive project will: 1) deploy credible messengers with lived experience on street outreach teams; 2) proactively screen youths in school clinics to address risk factors before violence escalates; 3) train young adults from the target cities to lead peer-to-peer efforts to reduce violence; 4) promote collective efficacy through community building activities; and 5) ensure data-driven, cross jurisdictional coordination with countywide leadership.<\/p>\n<p>Antioch was awarded $2 million to engage 15\u201320 individuals at the center of gun violence in a Peace Fellowship Program. 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