Our program
CommonSpirit is committed to creating and promoting a culture of non-violence as an essential element of health and wellbeing for all. Our united against violence initiative builds on the legacy of our founding congregations, seeking to address, reduce and ultimately prevent violence in all its forms. Our work includes:
- Community-based violence prevention programs
- Public policy advocacy
- Shareholder advocacy
- Education and awareness strategies
Education and resources
Our united against violence initiative is the first of its kind to be sponsored by a national nonprofit health system. This program is our formal commitment to violence prevention. As part of this commitment, we provide funding and support to help local operations create or expand violence prevention programs in the communities we serve.
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Impact and engagement
CommonSpirit’s approach to violence prevention, using community-based programs, public policy advocacy and shareholder advocacy, is a powerful combination of strategies that collectively make a meaningful difference in any and all forms of violence. The complexities of violence require us to take comprehensive approaches, recognizing that violence is a public health issue and it is our role to address and prevent this epidemic just as we work to prevent other serious issues impacting health and wellbeing.
Learn about some of our community-based violence prevention initiatives below:
Houston, TX
Dayton, OH
Prevention approaches in forced labor and sex exploitation
In addition to addressing forms of human trafficking in many of our community-based violence prevention programs, we are also committed to addressing human trafficking in our own supply chain. In 2021, we launched a systemwide initiative that began with training for all staff in the supply and service resource management (SSRM) department to ensure the issue of forced labor is understood and that staff has the ability to recognize risk factors. In addition to training, we are working with our suppliers to communicate our commitment to the elimination of forced labor, and to share our expectation that we work in partnership toward this goal. We also address labor and sex exploitation in the shareholder advocacy we conduct, engaging companies on their own supply chain efforts to eliminate forced labor as well as working with high-risk companies on employee training in sex trafficking identification and response.
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