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 Night of Remembrance
The community-wide “Night of Remembrance” will give a respectful, solemn commemoration of Louisville’s 2023 victims of violence. Violence is a community issue that affects public health because it affects everyone. Please save this date and join this community as we all remember.
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In many ways, Danielle Haney’s life circumstances piloted her decision to become professionally involved in the mental health field.
She is the clinical services coordinator for the Trauma Resilient Communities division at OSHN where she oversees some operations in the city’s hands-on clinical assistance for anyone traumatized by community and domestic violence, racism, and civic unrest.
She grew up in a small-town in Breckinridge County in Kentucky. With a dysfunctional family dynamic that at times had her living with various family members.
“The way I grew up, mental health meant pulling yourself up by your bootstraps.” A bright point was school. “I was academic, and I used that to make it a point to establish myself.”
“When I got to college, my boyfriend encouraged me to take free therapy at school. The therapy made me realize that I had to make connections because emotions, behavior and thoughts are all connected. My counselor said re-affirming things that I had trouble realizing about myself.”
Danielle is still in school, working to get a master’s in counseling. “As a therapist, you don’t tell people how to fix their life. You can only walk with them and give differing perspectives.”
“I had to be my own inspiration. I didn’t let myself stay from where I came from. I wanted more. And now I really want to help people.”
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BE THE ONE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE |
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 Change Happens When People Get Involved
OSHN’s Reimagine Network is charged with ensuring that assistance and resources are available for concerned, engaged citizens involved in the fight against violence. The Reimagine Network is OSHN’s community mobilization division and is the city’s gateway for where civic-minded neighbors come together to share concerns, address problems, and then work TOGETHER as they take an active role against anything that brings violence to their neighborhood.
We need more citizens to get involved - NOW.
We encourage residents to join a coalition, especially those in the Shawnee, Parkhill, Smoketown, Russell, Newburg and Portland neighborhoods.
Coalitions are small groups of people with powerful reaches because they address issues and inequity through grassroots tactics, networking and ideas.
Such involvement is a strong, collective way to hold leaders accountable for community-driven change.
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INFORMATION RELATED TO GUN VIOLENCE |
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Louisville Metro Emergency Medical Services is aiming to save more lives from potential overdoses.
The agency will be taking part in the "Naloxone Leave Behind" program.
EMTs and paramedics who respond to opioid overdoses will now "leave behind" a pre-packaged kit to patients, friends, or family members.
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Radio is a lifeline behind bars. Unlike books, magazines or physical mail, it’s one of the hardest forms of communication for prisons to censor, keeping incarcerated people connected to the world outside. In recent years, incarcerated people have even taken to the airwaves to share their own stories from the inside, recording podcasts like Ear Hustle and Inside Wire from recording studios in prison.
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The University of Colorado conducted the first of its kind Randomized Control Trial to determine if the use of a Multidisciplinary Team to provide coordinated case management to gang-involved individuals is effective, and in particular, the use of Outreach Workers.
Changing Group Embeddedness to Change Violent Behavior? Findings from a Randomized Control Trial of Multidisciplinary Teams and Street Outreach: The Gang Reduction Initiative of Denver (GRID) employs multidisciplinary teams and street outreach workers to promote disengagement from gangs and desistance from crime. This presentation showcases key findings from a randomized controlled trial of GRID conducted between 2019–2022, involving 143 randomly assigned participants. Key findings from the impact evaluation focus on gang embeddedness, criminal offending, victimization, substance use, and judicial outcomes, supplemented by field observations and in-depth interviews.
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 Looking for programming in your community?
Robert Jamison Ministries has partnered with the Office for Safe and Healthy Neighborhoods and Parks & Recreation. This opportunity takes place at the Shawnee Community Center, and many activities are available! Reach out to the Shawnee Community Center or Robert Jamison Ministries for more details!
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WANT A UNIQUE JOB? CONSIDER OSHN! |
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The Office for Safe and Healthy Neighborhoods is always for looking community spaces to host our Ambassador Training and Network Nights events. If you know of a community space please email The Reimagine Network.
reimagine@louisvilleky.gov
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 OSHN’s mission is to reduce the risk of violence in all of Louisville’s communities. If you have an event or festival that we can table and share what the city is doing to holistically reduce violence and how it affects you and our community - We Want to Come! Please fill out our tabling request form or go to the website at Office for Safe & Healthy Neighborhoods | LouisvilleKY.gov We’ll look forwarding to meeting you!
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There is great work happening here in the Office for Safe and Healthy Neighborhoods, and most importantly, in our community. It is our goal to keep you engaged and co-leading our important work. Our vision for Louisville is a city of safe neighborhoods where everyone is supported, free of violence, and prepared for lifelong success. We can only achieve this together, so stay connected with our monthly newsletters, social media, and visit our website for more information and additional calls to action. |
 View any past OSHN Newsletter!
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We would love your feedback. If you have questions or concerns regarding our newsletter, or have a related event that you would like to communicate with our networks, contact the Reimagine Network.
Take care of each other,
The Reimagine Network
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908 W Broadway, 5th Floor, Louisville, KY 40203 | Phone: 502-574-6709 |
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