Collateral Damage – Baltimore Sun

For more than a year, Baltimore Sun reporterAndrea K. McDanielsand photographerLloyd Foxhave examined the unseen impact of violence — on children, caregivers and victims’ relatives — in the Baltimore area. McDaniels wrote the articles while participating inThe California Endowment Health Journalism Fellowships, a program of the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School of Journalism.

The series sparked the creation of a neighborhood youth violence prevention plan that has receiveda $75,000 grant. It also has received numerous awards, including first place for public health reporting from theAssociation of Health Care Journalists, an honorable mention fromColumbia University's Dart Awardfor Excellence in Coverage of Trauma, and aJames Aronson Award for Social Justice Journalismfrom Hunter College.

PART ONE:Advocates aim to save Baltimore children from impact of violence

PART TWO:Families struggle to care for victims of violence

PART THREE:Relatives of Baltimore murder victims struggle with grief

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Alice Oaks, left, and Greta Willis both wipe tears from their eyes during the Survivors Against Violence Everywhere (SAVE) holiday gathering. Alice Oaks lost both her sons to violence. Greta Willis' son, Kevin Cooper was killed in 2006.(Lloyd Fox, Baltimore Sun)

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Braylah Johnson and a classmate play together outside the Little Flowers Child Development Center. Teachers there have learned that the children often stay more focused in the fresh air, so on this day, they practiced writing the letter T on the wall with chalk.(Lloyd Fox / Baltimore Sun)