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Amid Violent Crime, Hope Found in a Birmingham Hospital Program: How it Works

By Alaina Bookman | AL.com In 2025, AL.com's “Beyond the Violence' project, in partnership with The Birmingham Times, examines whether Birmingham can grow beyond its crime problem and become safer, healthier and happier. Two years ago, Amiriya Rowser was lying in a hospital bed with a gunshot wound, wondering who she could trust. Initially, Rowser […]

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