More Peace

Issue

  • There were almost 350 opioid overdoses in 2019, down from 2018 but still very high.
  • Statewide, intimate partner violence accounts for 20% of all violent crime
  • Shootings are typically the product of unlawful, unlicensed guns

Jared’s Record

  • Pushed for curriculum with my colleagues that was adopted in Lynn Public Schools for social-emotional learning
  • Success in advocating for reform working with my colleagues to rethink student discipline policies
  • Established partnership between Lynn Public Schools and North Shore Rape Crisis Center

Jared’s Platform

  • Address underlying mental health and social emotional needs in our community
  • Acknowledge and target the toll of intimate partner violence
  • Pursue a vision of public safety that sends the right team with the right skills in the right moments, particularly with the implementation of ALERT
  • Take more unlawful guns off the streets through continued law enforcement coordination and efforts to build trust in the community
  • Continue to support strong alternatives to gang activity for young people, including programs through LYSOA and ROCA