In Durham, gun violence has long been an issue, but shootings jumped 66 percent in 2020, according to a joint report from Duke’s Sanford School of Public Policy and the Wilson Center for Science and Justice, raising alarm about an urgent public health crisis. Called Prescriptions for Repair (P4R), it organized listening sessions with Durham residents affected by gun violence, both to help them cope with their trauma and to hear their ideas for addressing the problem in their communities. The pilot program, which grew out of work by Restorative Justice Durham and collaboration with Duke, North Carolina Central University and the City of Durham, ran through October 2023 and recently published its final report.