Weekly Brief

Each week we share updates from our Center, Philadelphia gun violence prevention news from our partners at Billy Penn and headlines from across the U.S. This week: PCGVR goes to NYC, twice. ICYMI: Eric Marsh joins PCGVR in critical new role. And lots of new research links. Above: PCGVR Survivor Connection Director Oronde McClain speaks with Kira Shepherd, Vice President of Organizing and Policy at Common Justice, during the organization’s Narrative Convening event Tuesday in Brooklyn. Read More

Each week we share updates from our Center, Philadelphia gun violence prevention news from our partners at Billy Penn and headlines from across the U.S. This week: Second Trauma tour enters second year. And a look at early post-inaugural fallout. Read More

Each week we share updates from our Center, Philadelphia gun violence prevention news from our partners at Billy Penn and headlines from across the U.S. This week: This week: PCGVR team joins local and national webinars. Philadelphia homicides up slightly to end 2024. Harmful impact of persistent news coverage for adolescents. Read More

Each week we share updates from our Center, Philadelphia gun violence prevention news from our partners at Billy Penn and headlines from across the U.S. This week: The City of Philadelphia maintains an official open data set of Shooting Victims dating back to January 1, 2015, which now includes 16,438 victims recorded during the past 10 years, including 3,397 fatal shootings. Read More

Each week we share updates from our Center, Philadelphia gun violence prevention news from our partners at Billy Penn and headlines from across the U.S. This week: Transforming PCGVR to embrace our national role and achieve maximum impact in 2025 Read More

This week: During 2024, PCGVR staffers visited, collaborated with, held meetings at, or delivered presentations for dozens of organizations, including numerous new partners. Read More

Each week we share updates from our Center, Philadelphia gun violence prevention news from our partners at Billy Penn and headlines from across the U.S. This week: PCGVR research collaborative publishes new study. Association of Gun Violence Reporters kicks off with webinar. PCGVR team joining CDC webinar next month. Read More

Each week we share updates from our Center, Philadelphia gun violence prevention news from our partners at Billy Penn and headlines from across the U.S. This week: Participating in events with The Law and Justice Journalism Project and The Center for Just Journalism, plus a first glance at the PCGVR Year in Review. Read More

Each week we share news from our Center plus local updates on gun violence and prevention from our partners at Billy Penn. This week: New project preview at Klein Camp. A gun violence reporter meetup. Trying out Bluesky. Plus all the headlines. Read More