Violence costs trillions. Prevention builds futures — and saves money doing it. Every community pays for violence. We pay for emergency care and police response. We pay for lost workdays, broken trust, physical and psychological harm, intergenerational trauma, and interrupted lives. But what if we invested that same money before  harm happens — building safety and opportunity instead of repairing damage? It turns out, prevention isn’t just the right thing to do. It’s also one of the smartest...

Neuroscience is helping us pinpoint who’s most at risk—and how to intervene earlier to prevent violence. But we still haven't done it. “Psychopathy is an early-appearing risk factor for severe and chronic violence. … Yet, despite a vast base of research, the public health approach to violence has generally neglected this key variable.” — Reidy, Kearns, DeGue, Lilienfeld, Massetti & Kiehl (2015) Ten years ago, in a paper titled "Why Psychopathy Matters" , colleagues and I made a bold call:...

Effective prevention isn’t about checking a box. It ’s about using strategies proven to reduce violence and create real safety. Here’s...