Fedele F. and Iris M. Fauri Memorial Conference: Disarming Youth Violence: Strategies that Work

The 2014 Fedele F. and Iris M. Fauri Memorial Conference will address issues of children, adolescents and gun violence, focusing on youth as both victims and offenders. The day-long conference featuring national and local speakers is organized by the School of Social Work’s Child Welfare Learning Community. A primary objective of the conference is to discuss critical issues related to gun violence and identify promising solutions. 

Event Resources

• Presentations
  • Desmond Patton, University of Michigan School of Social Work
    The digital contagion of youth violence on Twitter
  • Andrew Papachristos, Yale University
    Connected in Crime: How Network Science can Help Address the Youth Gun Violence Epidemic
  • Patrick Carter, University of Michigan Injury Center
    Emergency Department Interventions for Youth Firearm Violence
• Conference Video