Visual Voices, Inc., 2002 Overview
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While guns and their regulation is a contentious topic in the United States, there is little debate that kids and guns are a dangerous combination. In 2001, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation generously awarded the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy and Research a grant to establish the Separating Kids and Guns program.
The Center's vision for this applied research program is to explore and advance effective strategies for separating the 70 million U.S. kids from the 200 million privately-owned guns in the United States. Separating Kids and Guns is a diverse array of research activities that are critical to advancing effective youth gun violence prevention strategies. The two-year program is the first specialized program within the Center, which reflects both its importance and its relevance to the current public discourse on gun violence prevention. The main goals of the program are: - To examine youth gun violence prevention policies and strategies from a public health perspective
- To better understand the science and policies related to preventing youth gun violence
- To inform policy decisions related to youth gun violence prevention
The program will achieve these goals by examining the following research topics: - Adolescent development and risk assessment
- Child Access Prevention (CAP) laws and youth suicide
- Roles of youth advocacy organizations in gun violence prevention
- Regulation of guns as consumer products
- Legal strategies to separate kids and guns
One of the Center's priorities is to ensure that Program results are both meaningful and accessible to local and national advocacy and policy groups committed to preventing youth gun violence in the United States. Toward that end, the Center plans to implement a communications strategy to effectively disseminate and publicize Program findings. For further information on the Separating Kids and Guns Program, please contact the Center .
Publications are available in PDF format. Adobe Acrobat Reader software, which can be obtained free from Adobe's website, is required to download them. For print versions of these resources or research articles, please contact the Center.
Factsheet: Guns in the Home (PDF)
Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy and Research (rev. 5/02)
A concise description of the effects associated with the presence of guns in the home. | Reexamining the Association Between Child Access Prevention Gun Laws and Unintentional Shooting Deaths of Children
(HTML or PDF)
Webster DW, Starnes M
Published in Pediatrics (Vol. 106, No. 6, December 2000) | How Delinquent Youths Acquire Guns: Initial Versus Most Recent Gun Acquisitions
(Abstract or PDF)
Webster DW, Freed LH, Frattaroli S, Wilson MH
Published in Journal of Urban Health: Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine (Vol. 79, No. 1, March 2002) | Factors Preventing Gun Acquisition and Carrying Among Incarcerated Adolescent Males
Freed LH, Webster DW, Longwell JJ, Carrese J, Wilson MH
Published in Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine
(Vol. 155, No. 3, March 2001) |
The following links are provided solely as a service. The Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy and Research does not necessarily endorse the work of these organizations or vouch for the accuracy of the content of their websites.
Organizational descriptions are based on information provided by each website listed in this section. American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
The AAP and its member physicians dedicate their efforts and resources to the health, safety and well-being of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. The AAP website includes a collection of the full text versions of violence-related policy statements . Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence and the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence
The Brady Center is dedicated to creating an America free from gun violence, where all Americans are safe at home, at school, at work, and in their communities. The Brady Campaign is the lobbying arm of the Brady Center. Children's Defense Fund
Among its many initiatives, this national child advocacy organization is committed to giving children in the United States a safe start through youth development and violence prevention activities. Common Sense About Kids and Guns
Common Sense about Kids and Guns is a public education organization that believes that all adults have a responsibility to protect children from gun-related deaths and injuries. The organization is dedicated to providing adults with the necessary information to empower them to protect their children. The Coalition to Stop Gun Violence (CSGV)/Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence
The Coalition to Stop Gun Violence is a unique coalition of more than 40 religious, labor, medical, educational and civic organizations. CSGV engages in a vigorous and strategic program of lobbying the U.S. Congress and state legislatures. In addition, CSGV provides technical support to activist organizations across the country and maintains the grassroots publication Stop Gun Violence News. CSGV's sister organization, the Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence, is an educational nonprofit dedicated to stopping gun violence by fostering effective community and national action. Future of Children "Children, Youth, and Gun Violence" Report
The Summer/Fall 2002 issue of The Future of Children, a journal of the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, examines the latest research on youth gun violence prevention. The full report and supporting materials are available online at no cost. Gun Free Kids
The GunFreeKids.org site is an Internet action center, sponsored by New Yorkers Against Gun Violence, that works to support national and local legislation that will help keep guns away from children. The site provides a complete legislative directory, as well as GunFreeKids.org action alerts which are geographically targeted to users. Johns Hopkins Center for the Prevention of Youth Violence
The Center for the Prevention of Youth Violence brings together academic institutions, government agencies and community-based organizations to collaborate in youth development and youth violence prevention efforts. The Center employs an evidence-based, multidisciplinary, public health approach to improving the well-being of families and children in Baltimore. Million Mom March
A national grassroots organization committed to preventing gun death and injury and supporting victims and survivors of gun violence. On October 1, 2001, Million Mom March merged with the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence and the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)
OJJDP seeks to provide national leadership, coordination, and resources to prevent and respond to juvenile delinquency and victimization. The site provides information on grants and funding, resources, programs, publications, and events. PAX/Real Solutions to Gun Violence
Through innovative public health campaigns, PAX promotes practical, non-political solutions to gun violence that all Americans can embrace -- solutions that help to protect our families and children and work immediately to save lives. Voices for America's Children
Voices for America’s Children is a national organization committed to working at the state and local levels to improve the well-being of children. With member organizations in almost every state, Voices provides a voice for the voiceless – children – in city halls and statehouses across the country. | 
