City Youth Stat

For IMMEDIATE RELEASE       
 Contact: Laurence Grotheer
April 16, 2014            
203-946-7660 (o); 203-676-6103 (c)

MAYOR HARP TO ANNOUNCE ‘CITY YOUTH STAT’ INITIATIVE AT CITY HALL
THURSDAY AFTERNOON

REGULAR BRIEFINGS WILL HELP ASSIST AT-RISK YOUTH  

New Haven – Mayor Toni N. Harp will convene a press conference
tomorrow afternoon to introduce the next step in her citywide campaign
against street violence. Regular ‘City Youth Stat’ briefings will
allow educators, law enforcement personnel, social service providers,
and officials from other local and state agencies to monitor truancy,
school suspensions, arrests, probation violations, and other indicators
of high-risk behavior in young people.

In addition, regular updates about the availability of alternative,
productive programming will be shared among those attending ‘City
Youth Stat’ briefings.

Mayor Harp’s press conference will be at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, April 17
on the second floor of City Hall – 165 Church Street in New Haven.
Members of the press corps are invited to attend and encouraged to cover
this event.

● Who: Mayor Toni Harp, Superintendent of Schools Garth Harries,
Police Chief Dean Esserman, Fire Chief Allyn Wright and other key
figures in the mayor’s campaign against street violence.

● What: Announcement and description of the mayor’s ‘City
Youth Stat’ initiative, to include regular briefings that will help
city officials monitor high-risk behavior and assist those disengaged
young people.

● When: Thursday, April 17, 2014 at 2:00 p.m.

● Where: Second Floor of New Haven City Hall: 165 Church Street.

● Why: To launch the next phase in the mayor’s citywide campaign
against street violence, to include this sustained approach and provide
assistance to those young people who seem to be engaged in higher-risk
activities and behaviors.
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