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OFFICE OF VIOLENCE PREVENTION

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Office of Violence Prevention 1000 S. Fremont Ave.,
A9 East, Unit 61,
Alhambra, CA 91803

Phone: 626.293.2610
Email: ovp@ph.lacounty.gov

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  Centering the Voices of Survivors

From 2019-2022, artist Olga Koumoundouros served as Creative Strategist for the Los Angeles County Office of Violence Prevention (OVP), housed within the Department of Public Health. During her residency, Olga developed and implemented Violence, Hope, and Healing in Los Angeles County: The Storytelling Project, in collaboration with staff from the Office of Violence Prevention and Departments of Public Health and Arts and Culture. The project used arts-based, trauma-informed techniques to record the stories of people who have experienced violence at the individual or systemic level. For more than a year, a total of 100 stories were recorded and 55 photographs of storytellers were taken, a selection of which have been incorporated into a book. The stories on this page are not in the book and have been published here with permission from the storytellers. Please check back as more stories will be added.


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violence, hope and healing

in Los Angeles County

Portrait of GS

GS

GS

Lomita, CA
Portrait of Cynthia Gary

Cynthia Gary

Cynthia Gary

Los Angeles, CA
Portrait of Tiffany Duevernay-Smith

Tiffany Duevernay-Smith

Tiffany Duevernay-Smith

Los Angeles, CA
Portrait of Karen Cortes

Karen Cortes

Karen Cortes

Long Beach, CA
Portrait of Angelica Sanchez

Angelica Sanchez

Angelica Sanchez

Los Angeles, CA
Portrait of Patricia Wright

Patricia Wright

Patricia Wright

South Los Angeles, CA
Portrait of Ms. Holmes

Ms. Holmes

Ms. Holmes

Los Angeles, CA
Portrait of Kimi Lent

Kimi Lent

Kimi Lent

Long Beach, CA
Portrait of Gilbert Johnson

Gilbert Johnson

Gilbert Johnson

Los Angeles, CA
Portrait of Bishop Ross

Bishop Ross

Bishop Ross

Los Angeles, CA
Image of Tree for Anonymous Storyteller

Anonymous

Anonymous

Los Angeles, CA
Image of Tree for Anonymous Storyteller

Anonymous

Anonymous

Los Angeles, CA
Image of Tree for Anonymous Storyteller

Anonymous

Anonymous

South Los Angeles, CA
Image of Tree for Anonymous Storyteller

Anonymous

Anonymous

Los Angeles, CA

 

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