Violence Prevention Task Force; duties

The Task Force shall have the following duties: (1) to increase awareness of resources, jobs, and opportunities to prevent violence in this State; (2) to assist violence prevention groups, religious institutions, social lodges, community groups, block clubs, and other groups in providing safe havens for children, youth, young adults, and seniors; (3) to create, develop, and implement recreational, social, and educational initiatives for at-risk youth; (4) to organize community mental health providers in at-risk communities; (5) to provide State resources to public schools to assist with behavioral health; and (6) to assist in providing jobs, resources, and opportunities for at-risk youth so as to prevent them from committing crimes. (Source: P.A. 98-194, eff. 8-7-13.)