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‘Peace Makers’ go full-time at Carrick High following student stabbings
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Around 2017, SPCP launched the Peace Maker’s program, in partnership with the city’s Group Violence Intervention Initiative.
The seven Peace Makers are trained violence interrupters and outreach coordinators, versed in trauma-informed care and de-escalation.
Each day, the Peace Makers canvass eight city neighborhoods in the Hilltop, connecting with at-risk community members and providing targeted interventions.
South Pittsburgh Coalition for Peace Peace Makers talk with people picking up students outside of Carrick High School on Sept. 24.
‘You can’t force therapy’There are a number of reasons why the Peace Makers teamed up with Carrick three years ago, Bigelow said.