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Anti Violence March

Activists and people who have been affected by gun violence sing together at the end of a march and rally to call for the end of gun violence on the streets of New York City, Saturday, June 1, 2019, in Harlem. The National Action Network joined other activists Saturday for a march in Harlem to call for peace and unity.

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Anti-violence workers fight crime at a cost of their own mental health

By  Dan Tucker
   

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A new survey shows anti-violence workers are underappreciated and overexposed to trauma with little support in return.

Reset dives into anti-violence work and the hardships that are not being addressed in this field.

GUESTS: Patrick Smith, WBEZ criminal justice reporter

Kathryn Bocanegra, professor of social work at the University of Illinois, Chicago

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