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New FBI Data Shows Mental Health Records in Background

WebMayors Against Illegal Guns has consistently pressed states to adopt or strengthen the laws that require courts and mental health facilities to report mental …

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Experts are Ringing the Alarm on Mental Health For Young

WebMay marks Mental Health Awareness Month, and it comes as a recent survey from the Center for Disease Control showed more than 4 in 10 teens reporting they feel …

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State Laws Passed or Improved Since Virginia Tech Have

WebNEW YORK – Everytown for Gun Safety, the country’s largest gun violence prevention organization, today released a new report showing that dozens of states have …

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New Report Reveals How America’s Gun Violence Crisis Affects …

WebThe report provides a foundation for researchers, public health officials, policymakers and educators to better understand and identify interventions aimed at reducing gun deaths …

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New GAO Report Shows Vast Health Care Cost of Gun Violence

WebHouse Oversight Democrats Unveiled GAO Report Today, Which Shows Immediate Health Care Costs From Gun Violence Exceed $1 Billion Per year . …

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NEW REPORT: Everytown for Gun Safety and Johns Hopkins …

WebNew report provides six specific steps to guide implementation and evaluation of these laws . NEW YORK – Everytown for Gun Safety and the Center for …

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City Gun Violence Everytown Everytown

WebGun homicides intensify long-standing inequities. 75% of homicides—which cluster in cities—involve guns, and the majority affect young Black and Latino men living …

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COVID & Gun Violence Everytown Everytown

WebThe United States experienced the collision of two major public health crises: COVID-19 and gun violence. While millions in the U.S. rushed out to purchase …

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Everytown Reiterates Call for $50 Million in Annual CDC Funding …

WebLast Year, Congress Passed a Spending Bill with Report Language Clarifying Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Authority to Conduct Research on Causes of …

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The IVYY Project at Grady Awarded $100,000 Grant from the …

WebThe Interrupting Violence with Youth and Young Adults (IVYY) Project at the Grady Health System is a hospital-based violence intervention program, offering …

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Background Checks and Texas Everytown

WebIn 2009, the Legislature passed House Bill 3352, requiring prohibiting mental health records to be submitted to the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check …

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Not Enough Funding for Research Everytown Everytown

WebFollowing the passage of a Congressional budget restriction, known as the Dickey Amendment, in 1996, the CDC and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) …

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Violence Intervention Programs Everytown Everytown

WebThe Everytown Community Safety Fund is excited to support the local, community-based violence intervention programs that have been proven to work—with funding, peer …

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Gun violence continues to surge in Massachusetts. Here’s

WebGun violence prevention is more important than ever in the new year as the pandemic continues to exacerbate gun violence, and after a year of increased gun sales, …

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Isn’t gun violence a mental health problem, which requires a …

WebSuggesting that mental health is a driving factor of this country’s gun violence crisis is inaccurate. Research has shown that most people with mental illness are not …

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Reconsider Active Shooter Drills Everytown Everytown

WebThe Impact of Active Shooter Drills in Schools Report. Students, educators, and staff have experienced distress and sometimes lasting trauma as a result of active shooter drills. …

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How the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act is Already Saving Lives

WebThe Bipartisan Safer Communities Act included almost $1 billion to: Provide comprehensive, community-based mental health services for adults and children. …

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About Everytown for Gun Safety Everytown

WebBut something is changing. Nearly 10 million mayors, moms, teachers, survivors, gun owners, students, and everyday Americans have come together to make …

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New Gun Violence Prevention Group "Everytown

WebAlmost a year after a minority of the U.S. Senate blocked legislation to require comprehensive gun background checks despite near-unanimous public support, a new …

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Our Work Everytown

WebWe are a movement of moms, dads, students, survivors, educators, gun owners, and concerned citizens working together to fight for public safety measures that …

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The BUILD Program in Los Angeles Awarded $100,000 Grant

WebRegional One Health – Rx for Change, Memphis, TN ; South Pittsburgh Coalition for Peace, Pittsburgh, PA >120. Did you know? Every day, more than 120 …

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