The $30 Million Disconnect

The $30 Million Disconnect

Six weeks into Columbus’s self-declared “Summer of Safety,” the headlines are bloodier than the branding suggests. Two youth-involved mass shootings. A spike in gun seizures from teens. Millions of dollars spent—and still, no public accounting of whether any of it is working.Columbus officials announced a historic $28.2 million investment in youth violence prevention this year. Yet despite repeated public records requests, direct interviews, and…