Constructing a community response to violence

Abstract

After the massacre at Columbine High School, community members across the country convened to discuss how better to understand the warning signs, how to intervene at the right time—how to protect our children. What role do institutions of higher education have during such times of community crisis? What is the role of a school of social work? This paper is a case study of action taken by one school for social work toward developing a community response to violence through interdisciplinary outreach and the empowerment of local community members.