ovide a natural linkage to effectively prevent, reduce, or manage violence.
Social workers also play important roles in helping communities deal with violence and hate crimes. Social workers can combine direct service with community mobilization to help communities deal with the consequences of hate. Community members can work to act, unite, support victims, obtain accurate information, refrain from responding to hate with hate, lobby community leaders, and teach and practice tolerance (SPLC, 1999), all actions congruent with social work values and skills.
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