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Your support directly funds our research into the causes, consequences, and prevention of violence so that we can create safer, more empowered communities.



There’s more to learn about violence prevention.

We Help Preserve Futures Through Actionable Research

With your financial support, we can: 

 

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Expand the efforts of the Centers for Violence Prevention to understand and prevent violence in all its forms.

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Enhance the interdisciplinary breadth of the Centers with new faculty positions to address critical questions related to violence.

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Translate research into evidence-driven policy and programs that offer communities and lawmakers insights for decreasing violence 

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Violence is a major health and social problem that affects all people in its wake — but it shouldn’t be this way. With your help, we will turn research into action, informing policy and collaborating with communities to develop effective responses to violence so that all people can live free from violence in all forms.

Gifts to support CVP can be made through the Violence Prevention Research Program Fund.

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Reduced Incidence of Arrest Following an Extreme Risk Protection Order Among Respondents in California

Pear VA, Schleimer JP, Shev AB, Winterte GJ, Frattaroli S, Zeoli AM

“Extreme risk protection orders are often talked about as a way to prevent suicide, but our findings show they may do more than that. People subject to these…

Firearm Policies and Programs Firearm Access and Risk

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How can clinicians effectively counsel patients about the risk of firearm injury?

An NEJM Evidence "curbside consult"

Barnhorst A, Bayer AM, Aubel AJ, Gonzales H, Pallin R, & Wintemute GJ

About the StudyIN TWO SENTENCESClinicians have a unique opportunity to contribute to the prevention of firearm-related injury and death. The 3As Framework…

Clinical Approaches to Firearm Injury Prevention

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Life events and change in support for political violence in the United States

Findings from a 2023 nationally representative survey

Wintemute GJ, Robinson SL, Crawford A, Tomsich EA, Wright MA, Pear VA, & Shev AB

About the PaperFINDINGS IN BRIEF








A visual abstract for the preprint version of this paper is available in our visual abstract archive.…

Political Violence

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