Gun Violence Prevention – Public Health Advocacy Institute

Uvalde Failures Underscore the Importance of Preparedness

Sarah Peck, Director of UnitedOnGuns, published an article on August 1st in ICMA where she details the importance of preparedness in the event of a mass shooting. Sarah’s article tackles three key points that the tragic shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde showed us: With growing concerns about mass shootings in our country — especially since the start […]

UnitedOnGuns’ Peck Publishes Editorial in American Journal of Public Health

Gun Violence Prevention, Injury Reduction, Unitedonguns / Public Health Advocacy Institute

On June 13, 2024, the American Journal of Public Health published an editorial written by PHAI’s UnitedOnGuns director, Sarah C. Peck entitled, “Minimum Age Firearm Purchase Laws, By Themselves, Don’t Prevent Youth Suicide,” on the effectiveness of legislative and public health strategies to reduce young adult suicide. As Sarah notes, 60% of gun mortality in America is

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