June is Gun Violence Awareness Month |
We’re spending the month spreading the word about safe gun storage. Join us in highlighting one of the most effective ways to prevent tragedies caused by gun violence. Gun safety starts with safe storage and safe storage saves lives.
Help us spread this life-saving message on social media, in conversations with friends, neighbors, and throughout your community. |
The Center team has been busy promoting safe storage. See our latest work. |
To help spread the word that safe gun storage saves lives, Center co-director Cass Crifasi, PhD '14, MPH and director of clinical programs and practice Katherine Hoops, MD, JD, MPH '10, led a marathon of media interviews in markets across the country. They have given more than 30 interviews to outlets in places like New York, Dallas, Chicago, Tampa, Memphis, Cincinnati and many more. See a sample of their interviews here: |
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Crifasi and Hoops also joined an episode of the Public Health on Call podcast to share the role we all play in safe firearm storage. Listen to the episode and read the full Q&A. |
Safe Storage Laws: A Step-By-Step Guide to a Life-Saving Policy |
Minnesota Representative Athena Hollins joined our experts to share research, real-world strategies, and policy solutions for safe and secure firearm storage. |
The 2025 Break the Cycle Summit |
Our experts joined the 2025 Break the Cycle Summit at the Johns Hopkins Hospital to examine the evolving landscape of violence intervention and trauma recovery. Clinicians, legal experts, HVIPs, advocates, and public health leaders from around the country were in attendance. |
Watch and share our videos highlighting stories from Baltimore gun violence survivors and Safe Streets violence interrupters. |
Counseling That Saves Lives |
We’re sharing a new resource for clinicians who want to discuss safe firearm storage and more with their patients. Lethal means safety counseling enables health care professionals to work alongside their at-risk patients and their families to find solutions that temporarily reduce access to guns. |
Our new webpage gives evidence-based reasonings on why lethal means safety counseling is both important and effective. Clinicians have a critical opportunity to engage at-risk patients and support them in temporarily limiting access to firearms during periods of elevated risk. Studies show that 82% of adolescent firearm suicides involve an unsecure firearm belonging to a family member. Discussing safe storage options with at-risk patients can help mitigate firearm access during a time of crisis.
Check out the Center’s new webpage for more information on how lethal means counseling can save lives. |
Spread the Word: Social Media Highlights |
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Firearm Purchaser Licensing: Evidence, Impact, and the Path Forward |
Coming up in July, join us for a compelling conversation with Congressman Jamie Raskin, Dylan O’Connor of Alliance for Gun Responsibility and Center researchers about how Firearm Purchaser Licensing (also known as permit-to-purchase) laws can reduce gun violence and save lives.
When: Thursday, July 10th, 2025 12:00PM – 1:00PM EST Who: Rep. Jamie Raskin – Congressman for Maryland’s 8th District
Dylan O’Connor - Director of Government Relations, Alliance for Gun Responsibility Cass Crifasi, PhD, MPH - co-director of the Center
Silvia Villarreal, MPP – the Center’s director of research translation |
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