By Elizabeth Prom-Wormley
The following charts are statistics from East End residents regarding outcomes which might make their neighborhoods healthier as well as major health concerns. As you can see, after “more job training”, violence is the highest concern for East End residents. 39.1% of residents also indicated that violence is a major concern.
| Which of these might make your neighborhood healthier? | N of 1076 | Percent |
| More job training | 810 | 75.3 |
| Less violence | 806 | 74.9 |
| Better housing | 790 | 73.4 |
| Safer places to play | 786 | 73 |
| Less drug selling | 779 | 72.4 |
| More GED classes | 759 | 70.5 |
| More recreation activities | 741 | 68.9 |
| Playgrounds | 718 | 66.7 |
| Better transportation | 717 | 66.6 |
| Closer places to buy healthy foods | 697 | 64.8 |
| Health center located close by | 664 | 61.7 |
| Less expensive healthy food | 610 | 56.7 |
| More interaction with neighbors | 609 | 56.6 |
| More police | 594 | 55.2 |
| Community garden | 580 | 53.9 |
| More grass and trees | 533 | 49.5 |
| Major Health Concern | N of 1077 | Percent |
| Smoking Cigarettes | 495 | 46 |
| Stress | 486 | 45.1 |
| High Blood Pressure | 471 | 43.7 |
| Worrying a lot (Anxiety) | 451 | 41.9 |
| Diabetes (sugar in blood) | 446 | 41.4 |
| Violence | 421 | 39.1 |
| Depression | 412 | 38.3 |
| Being Overweight | 405 | 37.6 |
| Sexually Transmitted Infections | 325 | 30.2 |
| Arthritis | 320 | 29.7 |
| High Cholesterol | 308 | 28.6 |
| Heart Problems | 300 | 27.9 |
| Problems with Lungs/Breathing | 296 | 27.5 |
| HIV/AIDS | 287 | 26.6 |
| Infant/Child Health | 258 | 24 |
| Breast Cancer | 233 | 21.6 |
| Lung Cancer | 222 | 20.6 |
| Prostate Cancer | 208 | 19.3 |
| Cervical Cancer | 165 | 15.3 |
| Infant Deaths | 161 | 14.9 |
| Sickle Cell | 155 | 14.4 |
| Preterm Labor/Birth | 143 | 13.4 |
According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC) homicide is within the top five causes of death for people between the ages of 1 and 24 in the United States. Suicide is also an issue in the young adult population. Statistics from the CDC place it as the third cause of death for 10 to 14 year olds and the second cause of death for 15 to 24 year olds
Below is a listing of resources for Virginians and Richmond’s East End population for issues regarding (domestic/partner) violence, bullying, sexual assault, and more.
Say it with Heart
challengediscoveryprojects.org
- Weekly 45 minute lessons in schools aimed at addressing bullying and violence.
- Teaches skills in effective communication, impulse control empathy, and personal boundaries.
- It also includes four family/community outreach seminars and four teacher training workshops throughout the year.
- Teaches skills in creating positive environments, promoting accountability, and engaging in respectful interactions with children.
Safe Harbor
Safeharborshelter.com
24 Hour Hotline: 804-612-6126
- Offers many services for survivors of sexual and/or intimate partner violence including services for children/youth; community education and training; counseling; court advocacy; emergency shelter and hospital accompaniment.
Love is Respect
loveisrespect.org
24 Hour Hotline: 866-331-9474
- Offers advice and information on healthy dating with a mission to empower youth and young adults to prevent and end abusive relationships.
Virginia Anti-Violence Project:
virginiaavp.org
Helpline: 866-356-6998 (Monday-Friday 8 AM-8PM)
To Report Violence: 804-643-4816
- Provides sexual and domestic violence services to the LGBTQ community in the Richmond area.
- Addresses issues such as sexual/intimate partner violence, stalking and hate/bias motivated violence.
The Virginia Sexual & Domestic Violence Action Alliance:
vsdvalliance.org
24 Hour Hotline: 1-800-838-8238
Online Chat: vadata.org/chat (Monday-Friday 4PM-8PM)
Text: 804-793-9999 (Monday-Friday 8AM-8PM)
- Provides resources, support, information, and interventions for sexual, LGBTQ, and domestic violence throughout the Virginia Community
YWCA of Richmond
ywcarichmond.org/teen
Phone: 804-643-6761 ext. 119 (for more information and scheduling)
24 Hour Hotline: 804-612-6126
- Provides educational workshops for adolescents ages 11 to 17 year olds.
- Topics include: dating violence awareness; bullying awareness and prevention; bystander intervention; and healthy relationships for teens
- Workshops teach indicators of an abusive relationships, preventive strategies, and steps to practice healthy relationships with dating partners, friends, parents and teachers.
Richmond Youth Project
rypp.rpec.org
Phone: 804-232-1002
- Hosts an annual Youth Peace Summit – a full day conference, free to any metro-Richmond youth age 12-19 conflict resolution workshops.
- Participants can earn up to 6 hours of community service.
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