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The Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education, led by  Daniel J. Flannery, PhD , is home to a distinguished group of applied community-based research, evaluation, training, and technical assistance specialists in operation over the past two decades. With grants and contracts of nearly $6 million annually , our center serves as a research partner to various local, state and national non-profit, foundation and government organizations to learn innovative ways to address some of society's most pressing problems.

Thank you to all who attended our October 4 event, 20 Years of Violence Prevention. More than 200 partners and friends attended, representing diverse backgrounds including law enforcement, social services, healthcare, government, schools, and higher education. Your presence helped us honor and recognize two decades of research, evaluation, training, and consultation. Thank you to Mandel School Dean Grover C. Gilmore and CWRU Provost Ben Vinson III for welcoming our guests, and congratulations to Summit County Juvenile Court , the recipient of our inaugural Begun Center Award for Community Partnership ! We remain committed helping our partners provide solutions for a safer and healthier tomorrow.

Nearly $5M in New and Continued Funding In the past 90 days, the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education has received notice of 23 individual new or continued streams of funding - totaling nearly $5 million! These grants represent the relationships the Begun Center has created over the past 20 years and the reputation they have built - a true testament to the trust placed in our researchers to provide solutions for a safer and healthier tomorrow.  Read more.

Mark Singer in National Law Enforcement Museum Dr. Mark Singer, Leonard W. Mayo Professor in Family and Child Welfare, was recognized as part of the Five Communities exhibit at the National Law Enforcement Museum in Washington, D.C. at its grand opening in October 2018.  Cleveland is featured alongside Dallas, TX; Chicago, IL, Somerville, MA; and Charleston, SC. Dr. Singer is featured with the Partnership for a Safer Cleveland, which brings together local agencies, organizations, and community leaders to make Cleveland's neighborhoods safer. For 37 years, it has worked with the Cleveland Division of Police to protect Cleveland's young adults and prevent youth violence. Read more.

Clothesline Project Donation Drive Benefits Child Survivors of Human Trafficking The Begun Center is partnering with RAHAB Ministries in Akron to provides clothes for 12-20 year old girls and young women who have experienced human trafficking. RAHAB Ministries provides assistance and mentoring to child survivors of human trafficking. They are in need of gently-used clothing for these young survivors. The Begun Center is also accepting monetary donations on behalf of RAHAB Ministries. Read more.

Mark Singer Channel 19 News: Cleveland receives $1M to help save at-risk kids from tumbling down ruinous path (pictured) Misty Luminais Cleveland Plain Dealer: ‘Yes means yes’: How Ohio universities teach students about consent Jane Timmons-Mitchell WVIX Ideas: Group Warns Against Spanking Children (pictured)

Daniel J. Flannery Atlanta Journal Constitution: Is our safe place just an illusion? (republished in 1 additional outlet) China Daily USA: Synagogue shooting shows US political divide American Association of Pediatrics: Pediatricians can play vital role in bullying prevention Named as contributor in Serial podcast episode: A Bird in Jail Is Worth Two on the Street News 5 Cleveland: Homicide numbers rising in Cleveland

Jeff Kretschmar New 5 Cleveland: Former Cuyahoga County judge Lance Mason showed homicidal tendencies, group says (pictured) Rachel Lovell & Misty Luminais Cleveland Plain Dealer: Artist plans 456 portraits to explore environmental risk of sexual violence in Cleveland CWRU Think Magazine: Redlining's Legacy: Crime and poverty higher in Cleveland neighborhoods that faced lending restrictions decades ago

Rachel Lovell Associated Press via US News: Backlogged Rape Test Kits Produce Several Leads Above story picked up by a number of local out-of-state news oulets including Beaumont Enterprise (TX), Myrtle Beach Sun News (SC), Laredo Morning Times (TX), Bradenton Herald (FL), Centre Daily Times (PA), Sun Herald (MS), Beaufort Gazette (SC), and Midland Reporter Telegram (TX) WCPN Sound of Ideas: Rape Kit Investigations Vary Statewide (pictured) Cleveland Plain Dealer: Outside Cleveland, Ohio rape kit prosecutions in older cases still rare, Plain Dealer survey reveals Above story picked up by a number of local Ohio news outlets including Youngstown Vindicator, Cincinnati Enquirer, Canton Repository, The Alliance Review, Newark Advocate, Mansfield News Journal, Lancaster Eagle Gazette, Marion Star, News Messenger, Coshocton Tribune, Bucyrus Telegraph Forum, Port Clinton News Herald, and Zanesville Times Recorder Bureau of Justice Assistance: Looking backwards can tell us a whole lot about moving forward

Rachel Lovell "What I Read can Never be Un-read": Secondary Trauma from Coding Unsubmitted Rape Kit Case Files. Annual Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA. November 2018. Translating Research to Policy: Improving Justice for Women & Girls. Division on Women & Crime of the American Society of Criminology Congressional Briefing, Capitol Hill. October 2018. (pictured) Rachel Lovell & Daniel J. Flannery Bureaucratic Burden on Sexual Assault Victims: Assessing Sexual Assault Case Outcomes from Previously Unsubmitted Sexual Assault Kits in Cuyahoga County. Annual Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA. November 2018. Examining Differences in the Criminal Histories of Serial vs. Nonserial Sex Offenders Linked to Unsubmitted Sexual Assault Kits. Annual Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA. November 2018.

Daniel J. Flannery Stop the Bullying: Evidence-Based Strategies. American Academy of Pediatrics 2018 National Conference and Exhibition. Orlando, FL. November 2018. Maureen Kishna Effective Partnerships Between MST and Child Welfare. Ohio Children's Alliance Conference. Columbus. October 2018. (pictured) Bobbi Beale The Impact of Trauma on Parenting. Ohio Children's Alliance Conference. Columbus. October 2018. Jeff Kretschmar Franklin County Behavioral Health/Juvenile Justice Initiative Outcomes Report . Franklin County Domestic and Juvenile Court. October 2018.

Jane Timmons-Mitchell Suicide Prevention. All-Ohio Counselors Conference. November 2018. (pictured) Suicide Prevention: Gatekeeper Training and Care Transitions. Psychiatry Grand Rounds. University Hospitals. October 2018. Opioid Addiction Roundtable. Hosted by 107.3 THE WAVE at Moore Counseling Services. October 2018. Childhood Trauma at the U.S. Border: A Panel discussion. Case Western Reserve University. October 2018. Rachel Lovell & Misty Luminais Redlining . University School. November 2018.

Misty Luminais Greater Cleveland Coordinated Response to Human Trafficking. October 2018. David L. Hussey and Michelle L. Riske-Morris Enhancing Behavioral health Supports within Tier 2 & Tier 3 Programs. 2018 Ohio PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports) Showcase, Worthington, Ohio. November 2018. (pictured)

Mark S. Fleisher published The History of Gangs and Gang Research in the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Criminology and Criminal Justice. Jeff Kretschmar published How Ohio’s Restore Court Focuses on Helping Sex Trafficked Youth on the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange; co-authored with Summit County Juvenile Court Judge Linda Tucci-Teodosio. (pictured) Jane Timmons-Mitchell and Daniel J. Flannery published Bullying: When does it Stop? in Fifteen Eighty Four: Academic Perspectives from Cambridge University Press.

Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education Daniel J. Flannery, PhD, Director Jeff Kretschmar, PhD, Managing Director Richard Shepler, PhD, Director, Center for Innovative Practices r

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