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Public Health Launches Gun Violence Prevention Platform

LOS ANGELES  — The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health April 7 released a multi-point gun violence prevention platform to address gun violence impacting communities in Los Angeles County and across the United States.

Using a public health approach to gun violence, the partners identified four key priority areas and accompanying strategies that will form the foundation of actions to be taken in 2023:

  1. Gun Safety Legislation: Advocate for robust gun safety legislation, locally and nationally including reinstatement of the federal ban on assault weapons and large capacity magazines.
  2. Social Connections and Healing Services: Support efforts to promote social connections, healing practices, and a culture of peace.
  3. Gun Violence Restraining Orders Awareness and Enforcement: Improve public awareness and access to gun violence restraining orders. Ensure that services, systems, and messaging are culturally relevant and make it easy for community residents to initiate gun violence restraining orders.
  4. School Safety and Services: Increase access to comprehensive, culturally relevant physical and mental health supports and services for all K-12 students. Enhance school safety by implementing pilot initiatives in at least three school districts.

The platform was developed and will be implemented by a group of county and community partners including community and faith leaders, health care and mental health professionals, social service providers and public health practitioners. The platform was informed by data that consistently shows the impact of systemic racism in perpetuating a cycle of violence that leaves young Black and Brown men in LA County experiencing the highest rates of death by firearms.

The platform was released during Los Angeles County public health week.

View the entire plan here: http://www.publichealth.lacounty.gov/ovp/docs/GVPP/2023%20GVP%20Platform%20Report.pdf

Details: 626-293.2610; ovp@ph.lacounty.edu

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