She succeeds Reggie Moore as director of city s Office of Violence Prevention. By Jeramey Jannene - May 20th, 2021 12:36 pm //end headline wrapper ?>Arnitta Holliman. Photo provided.
Mayor
Arnitta Holliman to serve as director of the Office of Violence Prevention (OVP).
Located within the Milwaukee Health Department, the nine-person team had been led by
Holliman previously served as the VP program manager for the Resiliency in Communities After Stress and Trauma (ReCAST) effort. She has worked for the city since 2019.
The new director holds a masters of science degree in clinical psychology from Marquette University and is a licensed counselor.
“As the director of OVP, I am committed to advancing priorities in mental health, gun violence prevention, youth engagement, and gender-based violence prevention,” said Holliman in a statement. “Trauma and its effects are pervasive and contagious. We have to break the cycle of persistent pain
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) From COVID-19 to a budget shortfall, or George Floyd 's death to the recent death of a 6-year-old girl from gun violence, the mayor of Minneapolis says his city has experienced one trauma after another this past year and the Black community has felt the most pain.