Contra Costa Health Services has received a $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Justice to help develop public health strategies to reduce community violence, county officials announced.

The money will go to a program focusing on evidence-based application of social services in populations disproportionately affected by violent crime to improve outcomes, particularly in East and West County.

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