CHARLOTTE — Charlotte’s city council will discuss the city’s violence prevention programs at a meeting on Monday.
The Mecklenburg County Health Department and medical professionals from Atrium Health will be a part of the city council discussion about violence as a public health crisis.
The council will review the city’s violence prevention program and the city’s Alternatives to Violence program as well as Atrium Health’s Hospital-Based Violence Intervention program.
The program allows Atrium to provide victims of violence with resources such as mental health support, housing or drug treatment.
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