Safe Hopeful Healthy Baton Rouge
Description: Since 2020, SHHBR has worked to prioritize building capacity for Community-Based strategies, trauma-informed and healing-centered practices, and policies that will work as a complement to law enforcement.
Violence is a public health epidemic, and it will spread without both prevention and intervention strategies. Safe, Hopeful Healthy BR, is a coordinated program with Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome’s Healthy City Initiative. SHHBR is a connector, convener, facilitator, and strategic partner for community organizations, public safety advocates, and young leaders to create a safe, hopeful, and healthy Baton Rouge for all.
In September 2020, Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome established Safe Hopeful Healthy BR, within the Mayor’s Healthy City Initiative, to develop a collective vision and strategy to strengthen coordination, capacity, and partnerships to address the root causes of violence, and to advance policies and practices that are grounded in a culture of health. By developing a public safety ecosystem, a diverse coalition of stakeholders, including survivors, advocates, and community partners work collaboratively to
Empower Safe & healthy individuals, youth, families, and community
Safe Hopeful Healthy Baton Rouge