ST. LOUIS – Police officers, community leaders and members gathered at the Up Next Barbershop Wednesday for Clippers & Cops to discuss solutions on how to stop domestic violence in the St. Louis Region.
“With everything that has been happening in the City of St. Louis with domestic violence, I think that a lot of people deal with domestic violence and don’t exactly know what to do as neighbors and as just regular people,” Tyrone Dennis, CEO and Founder of Clippers & Cops, said.
The regional director of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services explained how mental health contributes to domestic violence.
“When people make you upset, you can have a mental health challenge and if you don’t utilize conflict resolution, then it may lead to physical violence,” Joseph Palm, regional director of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, said. “And it could lead to a homicide.”
For seven years, this initiative has allowed public officials to hear about the real issues impacting the community from the residents themselves.