Tag Archives: Department of Health

‘Choose Peace’: Gainesville to host gun violence summit to address deaths and violence in the community

Gainesville will host a two-day summit to address the high gun violence rates sweeping the city.  The summit, titled “Choose Peace: Gun Violence Must Cease,” will be held Sunday and Monday and seeks to address the nuances and logistical issues facing gun-violence prevention. The event aims to bring community stakeholders …

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Hidden violence: Elder abuse was already hard to track – then a pandemic made it more difficult

Amy Thomas wasn’t new to social work. She had been helping vulnerable children and adults for more than 20 years when she started working at Elder Options, a Gainesville-based nonprofit designated by the government to serve elders in 16 north-central Florida counties. What was new to Thomas was the COVID-19 …

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