Hospital-based violence intervention can break cycle of harm
Hospital-based violence intervention can break cycle of harm
(NewsNation) — A bullet derailed Paris Davis’ professional sports aspirations. In 2017, he was 22, had played college basketball and was preparing to turn pro and move to Australia when he was shot during a robbery.
“Where I’m from, if somebody hurts you, you hurt them back, right?” he said.
Sitting in a hospital in Oakland, he was thinking about revenge. Then, Davis was referred to the local…