VIOLENCE PREVENTION NETWORK USA
We stop people from committing extremist violence.
Violence is not inevitable. People can change. Violence Prevention Network USA builds a safer future by supporting that change.
Who we work with
We work with individuals at-risk of radicalizing to violence, the people around them, and the professionals intervening before harm occurs.
Our methodology is informed by over two decades working with thousands of people engaged in violent extremism in Germany and around the world. The people in our programs become 70% less likely to commit violence.
Our approach
Extremist ideologies justify violence by dehumanizing others and manipulating the human need to belong and to matter.
We honor those same needs by building trusting relationships that uphold dignity, refrain from humiliation, and create space for accountability and change.
We use evidence-based tools and track indicators of success until violence becomes unlikely.