Barry's WWNC Interview: Preventing Youth & Family Violence

You can listen to Barry’s recent interview on The Tank Spencer Show at WWNC in Asheville, NC about his work over the past 15 years on the prevention of youth and family violence. The hour-long interview was played on all six of the Asheville radio stations owned by Clear Channel Radio.

You’ll hear Barry talk about how he developed CICRCL-sponsored youth and family violence prevention programs in a number of U. S. communities and schools.  These programs include the Kindness Campaign, a community-based violence prevention program utilized in over 13 U. S. cities and the Kind and Safe Schools Initiative, a school-based violence prevention program that has been utilized in over 700 schools.

 He also discusses the unique strategies in his approach that emphasizes mobilize people to do the opposite of violence-- or acts of kindness. He also cites some of the research results that show how effective this approach can be in preventing youth and family violence. Click here to listen to his interview.