Developing Knowledge and Driving Change
VPRP research informs policies and programs that prevent violence and empowers communities to help realize a safer future.
Research
VPRP conducts research to develop sound scientific evidence on the nature, causes, consequences, and prevention of firearm violence.
Supporting New Work
VPRP, through the California Firearm Violence Research Center (CA FVRC), is expanding and extending research efforts through education and training in firearm violence research and its application.
Community Engagement
YOBI: After 1 year of the Yolo County Basic Income (YOBI) pilot project, families in YOBI reported increases in renting/owning their homes and being better able to afford basic needs. Learn more about the YOBI pilot’s first-year outcomes.
Impact Sac: VPRP partners with Impact Sac and their Student Voices project. Student Voices facilitates discussions with Sacramento-area youth about violence, community safety, mental health, and substance use. Read the key takeaways.
The BulletPoints Project
The mission of BulletPoints is to teach medical and mental health care providers how to reduce the risk of firearm injury in their patients. BulletPoints does this by providing evidence-informed, politically neutral information and tools for use in different clinical and educational settings. Check out our comprehensive website to access web summaries, webinars, short videos, podcast episodes, printables, a resource library, our Educators Toolkit, and our free, 1-hour, on-demand accredited continuing education course.
The Centers for Violence Prevention
Learn more about the Centers for Violence Prevention.
Red Flag Laws and Mass Shootings
Extreme risk protection order to prevent mass shootings: What do researchers know? VPRP issued a summary of the most important research on extreme risk protection orders, also known as red-flag laws.
California Firearm Violence Research
The California Safety and Wellbeing Survey (CSaWS) is an ongoing, all-online survey research project that provides detailed and timely state-representative data on a wide range of topics related to firearm ownership, preferences, and practices, and exposure to violence and its consequences.
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