Shakespeare and Violence Prevention: A Handbook for Educators," written by Dr. Amanda Giguere, guides readers through an exploration of Shakespeare’s potential to address the public health issue of youth violence. Framed by examples from the author’s work with the Shakespeare & Violence Prevention program, an interdisciplinary outreach project for K-12 schools developed at the University of Colorado Boulder, the text offers helpful entry points, digestible research, and practical exercises to align" a violence prevention curriculum with Shakespeare’s plays. In this author talk, Dr. Giguere will describe the intersections in Shakespeare studies and violence prevention research and offer examples of how Shakespeare can make communities safer and how the two fields naturally introduce concepts of teamwork, empathy, change, and hope.