Antelope Valley Violence Prevention Coalition: Building a Regional Movement for Safety & Healing
The Antelope Valley Violence Prevention Coalition is building a regional movement for safety and healing through a community-driven, trauma-informed coalition model. With support from CACHI, the coalition formalized as the Antelope Valley – Violence Prevention ACH, expanding its work as an Accountable Community for Health focused on violence as a public health issue. The ACH connects survivors, youth, residents, service providers, schools, health care, and public safety partners in coordinated prevention and healing efforts. Through initiatives including a Hospital Violence Intervention Program, Pathways to Peace toolkits, healing arts workshops, firearm safety campaigns, school-based “Kindness Heals” collaborations, and Stop the Hate support, the coalition is helping survivors navigate care while creating new pathways for residents and young people to shape violence-prevention strategies and long-term systems change.
The Antelope Valley case study highlights:
A Regional Violence Crisis – High rates of domestic violence, child abuse, suicide, and firearm violence underscore the need for a coordinated, community-rooted prevention response.
A Trusted Partner Steps In – Antelope Valley Partners for Health builds on more than two decades of local trust to bring residents, providers, youth leaders, and community organizations together.
Building the Coalition – The Antelope Valley Violence Prevention Coalition forms to align partners, train residents, share data, host youth listening sessions, and create practical ways for community members to get involved.
From Coalition to ACH – With CACHI’s support, the coalition formalizes as the Antelope Valley – Violence Prevention ACH, strengthening resident governance and advancing violence prevention as a public health priority.
Healing and Prevention in Practice – Through HVIP, Pathways to Peace toolkits, healing arts workshops, firearm safety campaigns, school collaborations, and Stop the Hate support, AVVP–ACH connects survivors and families to concrete tools for safety and recovery.
Lessons for the Field – Antelope Valley shows how trust-building, local listening, practical tools, healing supports, advocacy, and shared governance can create the foundation for long-term community safety.
Antelope Valley – Violence Prevention ACH demonstrates that violence prevention is strongest when survivors, youth, residents, and trusted local partners shape the systems designed to keep communities safe.