Comprehensive youth violence prevention programs reduce gun violence by targeting individual, relational, community, and societal risk and protective factors. To prevent youth involvement or victimization…
Extreme Risk Protection Orders (ERPOs) are civil court orders, similar to domestic violence restraining orders, that temporarily prohibit individuals in crisis from gun possession. Families,…
Public education around safe storage of firearms can prevent accidental gun injuries, particularly among children. A key benefit of this approach is that gun owners…
The goal of public awareness campaigns targeting gun violence is to increase communities’ knowledge about specific aspects of gun-involved injury. They target the specific needs…
Healthcare professionals can counsel parents and other adult caregivers about gun-related risks to their children’s health and safety. Specific topics for counseling are tied to…
Healthcare professionals can counsel parents and other adult caregivers about gun-related risks to their children’s health and safety. Specific topics for counseling are tied to…
Gun violence prevention hotlines provide young people with tools to improve the safety of their schools and communities by reporting threats of violence in their…
Gun licensing laws require that individuals who buy a gun pass a background check. Licensing laws are more stringent than laws that require a background…
Consent to search and seize programs focus specifically on the parents of youth living in high-crime areas. Police go door-to-door and ask parents for their…
