The Westside Community Health Advisory Committee on November 21, 2015 at the Bibleway Church located at 453 Wheatland Avenue,conducted a community conversation on the topic “Wounded Places: confronting Childhood PTSD in America’s Shell Shocked Cities”. "Combat vets and survivors of wars and natural disasters aren’t the only people susceptible to PTSD. Too many of our children, especially children of color living in neighborhoods of concentrated poverty, show the effec...

SKIP Columbus Messenger Newspaper

New group aims to stop killings on Westside

(by Sean Lehosit, Staff Writer - October 28, 2010)

Westside residents met Oct. 27 to kick off a new campaign to increase awareness about the problem of violence in the Hilltop community.

The Westside Community Health Advisory Committee (WCHAC) sees the ongoing violence as much of a health concern as drunken driving, bicycle safety, and other major public safety issues.

The new initia...