Gun Violence Prevention

How is Gun Violence Affecting Our Children?

• Everyday 87 children, adolescents, or young adults are killed or wounded by guns in the US.
• Guns are the third leading cause of death in children and teens in California

Gun Violence in CA (2022)
Gun Laws in CA
EveryStat – EverytownResearch.org

Advocacy

• AAP Firearm-Related Injuries & Deaths in Children & Youth (Technical Report)
• AAP Firearm-Related Injuries & Deaths in Children & Youth: Injury Prevention & Harm Reduction (Policy Statement)
  
• Clinical Tools for Preventing Firearm Injury –  The Bullet Points Project
• Lending Your Voice to Ending Gun Violence – A Letter from the AAP President
• AAP Gun Violence Prevention
• AAP Gun Safety Campaign Toolkit
• AAP Gun Violence Prevention Advocacy Toolkit
• AAP Tips on Talking to Children after a Disaster
• Talking with Children about Tragedies and Other News Events – HealthyChildren.org
• Where We Stand: Gun Safety – HealthyChildren.org
• AAP-CA Firearms Violence Prevention
• We Can End Gun Violence – Wear Orange

Additional Resources

• School Nurses Can Reduce Firearm Injuries and Deaths
• I Learned Firsthand why we Need to Talk About Safe Gun Storage
• A Change in the Leading Cause of Death among U.S. Children

Gun Safety, Injury and Violence Prevention Community Grant Program

GSIVP Evaluation Report – February 2024
Site Success Stories – February 2024

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Webinars

Nov. 16, 2023
Rx for Gun Safety Webinar 2
11.16.23 Recording

Sept. 7, 2023
Rx for Gun Safety Webinar 1: CA Law & Practical Strategies for Safe Storage
09.07.23 Recording

Feb. 16, 2023
Firearm Violence: Where We Stand, What We Can Do
02.16.23 Recording