Category: violence
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Gratitude to the Hamden PD Major Crimes Department
With the uptick in violent crimes in Hamden we wanted to take a moment to thank our hard working detectives. In case you missed the recent news: In response to this wave of violent crimes, our Mayor Adam Sendroff and Chief of Police Edward Page Reynolds released a joint statement on violence in the community…
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Free gun locks are now available at the Hamden Police Department
Are you a gun owner or do you know someone who is? Worried about a loved one who keeps unlocked guns around? The Hamden Police Department is now enrolled in #projectchildsafe and has free, no questions asked #gunlocks for distribution. Eli’s Garden of Healing is thrilled that the HPD enrolled in this program, at our…
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EGH on Community Works TV
Thank you Bernadette Welsh for inviting our President Crystal Cathcart & Director Susan Rubino to sit down for a community conversation about the healing garden and programming.
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No More Violence Campaign
According to 2021 data released by the FBI, the chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Hamden is 1 in 257. Something has to change, and it starts with each of us recognizing the problem and working to bring positive change it our community. To bring awareness to the community, we have…
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meet our community violence reduction social worker & programming consultant: trel morrison
Eli’s Garden of Healing is thrilled to announce our partnership with Trel Morrison. Trel will be instrumental in helping to establish a science-backed programming strategy aimed at reducing violence in our community. We are excited to work with Trel on this incredibly meaningful work. Trel will help us by researching, analyzing, and giving suggestions to…
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gun violence
Yale doctoral student Kathleen O’Neill determined the number of people presenting at Emergency Departments at Yale New Haven, Hartford, Bridgeport and St. Francis hospitals for violence-related trauma increased by 55 percent between Jan. 1, 2018 and Jan.1, 2021 compared with the previous three years, according to her thesis “Improving Care for Survivors of Gun Violence,”…