Community Champions
During the training
Participants will learn:
- An understanding of what’s involved with preventing violence
- Skills needed to engage in violence prevention
- How to apply skills with a racial and social equity approach
Additionally, participants will learn:
- An understanding of the public health approach to violence prevention
- How negative experiences can impact a child’s development and response to stress
- De-escalation and conflict resolution skills
After the training
Once you complete the training, you’ll be part of the community champions. You’ll be prepared to start preventing violence in Minneapolis. There are continued opportunities for involvement.
Graduates will:
- Receive a certificate of completion
- Have access to violence prevention resources
- Be invited to attend monthly spotlight trainings to continue to build your skills
- Have continued support and networking opportunities with community champions
Upcoming MVPCC Spotlight training
Date
Tuesday, April 11
Time
5 - 7 p.m.
Registration
April 11 CPR, first aid and AED training
Led by Latasha Lee, Healthy Helpful Insight Healthcare Institute founder.
Lee, MSN, RN and PHN, has 15 years of teaching experience. Lee will lead participants in a two-hour CPR training course.
Students will learn how to properly perform CPR on an adult and on a child with feedback mannequins. Students will also learn how to use an AED machine.
Upon completing the course, each student will receive a CPR card which is good for 2 years.
Past MVPCC Institute trainings
Public Service Building
City of Minneapolis
Nov. 19, 2022
Urban Research and Outreach-Engagement Center (UROC)
University of Minnesota
May 21, 2022
Public Service Building
City of Minneapolis
Feb. 12, 2022
Franklin Library
Jan. 11, 2023
MVPCC Spotlight trainings
Are you interested in building your knowledge and skills in violence prevention? Join us for Minneapolis Violence Prevention Community Champions (MVPCC) Spotlight trainings.
Trainings are held eight times a year during non-MVPCC Institute months. (January, March, April, June, July, September, October and December.)
Trainings offered through MVPCC Spotlight may include:
Social justice
- Historical trauma and violence prevention
- Preventing violence impacting LGBTQIA+ young people
- Racial justice and violence prevention
- Recognizing and responding to sexual exploitation
Health and wellness
- Authentic connections
- Creating welcoming environments
- Increase social connection
- Reduce potential for conflict
- Trauma awareness and resiliency
- Training for trusted adults to strengthen their relationships with young people
- Yoga, mindfulness, and violence prevention
- Youth Mental Health First aid
- Youth Suicide Prevention
Past spotlight trainings
Domestic violence & unhealed childhood trauma healing circle
Jan. 2022
North Regional Library
Led by Comfort Dondo, a survivor of childhood sexual abuse and violence. Comfort welcomed the community on a healing journey.
Through storytelling, she examined the intersections of race, gender and sexual violence.
Psychological First Aid
March 2022
Virtual training
Psychological First Aid (PFA) focused on training community members and professionals to support healthy recovery following a traumatic event.
Participants focused on:
- The impact traumatic experiences can have on individuals
- How burnout may impact frontline staff and first responders
- The five pillars of the PFA framework and how to apply them
- How to recognize when an individual needs to be referred to a mental health professional
How to be an askable adult
April 2022
North Regional Library
This training explored Positive Youth Development (PYD) principals. People attending learned how to have sensitive and courageous conversations with young people. Participants also:
- Gained tips and tools
- Learned about protective factors teens need to be happy and healthy
2SLGBTQIA+ Communities & Intimate Partner Violence; Scope, Prevention and Advocacy
June 2022
North Regional Library
This training defined intimate partner violence in Two-Spirit, LGBTQIA+ communities. The training focused on the following:
- Tools for violence prevention
- How to be a better advocate to 2SLGBTQIA+ victim survivors.
- A sense of the scope of intimate partner violence in 2SLGBTQIA+ communities
- A plan of action to make greater systemic change
Stop The Bleed
July 2022
City of Minneapolis Public Service Building
Traumatic injuries are often sudden and unexpected. Chances of survival after a traumatic injury increase if bleeding is stopped. Participants practiced bleeding control techniques led by experts.
Community gun violence prevention
Sept. 2022
Walker Library
Participants reviewed the history of Black gun ownership. Firearm safety education was presented as an essential piece of community gun violence prevention. This workshop was led from a lens of gun violence prevention in black communities.
Know your rights
Oct. 2022
Northeast Library
Everybody has basic rights under the US Constitution and civil rights laws. This workshop empowered and educated youth on the importance of protecting their rights. We also provided information on other restorative alternatives.
Trauma Informed Care
March 2023
North Regional Library
Trauma Informed Care belongs everywhere. Participants learned how to put trauma informed care into practice in daily interactions with others at:
- Home
- Work
- In the community
The workshop focused on how to properly heal in your work.
Participants learned to practice and understand why community care belongs everywhere.
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Contact us
Office of Violence Prevention
Phone
Address
Minneapolis Health Department
250 4th St. S., Room 510
Minneapolis, MN 55415
Office hours
8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Monday – Friday