to accomodate high demand, this event is now virtual.

“Stop the Violence ;Start the Conversation”

TOWN HALL

Community

Music by

DJ FLava

of 93.9 WKYS FM

back-to-school

Giveaways

Benefiting the Christian Roberts Foundation

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ABOUT Christian ​Ro​berts

Born in May 1994, Christian Deon ​Roberts grew up in Silver Spring, ​Maryland with his parents and two older ​siblings. After high school, Christian ​attended and graduated from Stevenson ​University with a Bachelor of Science ​degree.

Full of life with a charming smile, ​Christian loved God, people, playing ​basketball, and often sought to make an ​impact on everyone he encountered.

Unfortunately, on January 28, 2019, ​Chrisitan was prematurely taken from us ​in a vicious act of gun violence against ​him and his friend.

In his honor, Christian’s family launched ​the Christian Roberts Foundation as a ​subsidiary of People Do Care, Inc. The ​Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)(3) ​focusing on deterring youth violence, ​providing financial support to students ​who have been affected by gun violence, ​and improving the lives of the homeless ​community by providing shoes and ​socks.

Event Details

Saturday, August 17, 2024

12:30 p.m.- 2 p.m.

Virtual

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Moderated By

Panelist Include

ADDITIONAL PANELIST AND PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS WILL BE ANNOUNCED SOON

Interested in being a community partner? Want to have your organization/business showcased?

Send an email to StopViolenceStartConvos@gmail.com.

gun violence and mental health

town hall Community concernS

In 2023, there were 274 lives lost in homicides in D.C. – a 36% increase from the previous year and a ​20-year high. According to Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) statistics homicides are down ​31% and violent crime has slipped 10% compared to this time, however, D.C. still ranks fifth-highest ​murder rate among the country's most populous cities. Some studies appear to support a clear link ​between mental illness and violence, whereas other studies support the notion that alcohol and ​drug abuse, not psychiatric illness per se, contribute to violence risk among adults with mental ​disorders. As a result, there is considerable controversy in the mental health field regarding how to ​best interpret the link between mental illness and violence. Therefore, instead of debating among ​ourselves, the Christian Roberts Foundation is organizing a community town hall to facilitate a ​productive conversation with community leaders, city officials, victim families, subject matter ​experts, and residents surrounding the potential correlations and the known impact of mental ​health and gun violence. Do you have a specific community concern? We want to hear from you as ​we ensure your concerns are addressed during the town hall.

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