Weekly Brief: 05.17.23

Each week: We share news from our Center plus updates on gun violence and prevention from our partners at Billy Penn.


This week: Our team takes a new course, two research partners are honored and you can take a look at our (likely) next mayor’s safety plan.

Above: Portraits remembering 55 homicide victims were displayed in the Philadelphia City hall courtyard.

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Weekly Brief: 05.10.23

Each week: We share news from our Center plus updates on gun violence and prevention from our partners at Billy Penn.


This week: Check out our Credible Messenger Link Up and Info Session. Apply to join our team. Learn more about mass shootings in the news.

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Weekly Brief: 05.03.23

Each week: We share news from our Center plus updates on gun violence and prevention from our partners at Billy Penn.


This week: Register now to join us for the Credible Messenger Link Up and Info Session.

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Weekly Brief: 04.26.23

Each week: We share news from our Center plus updates on gun violence and prevention from our partners at Billy Penn. This week: Register now to join us for the Credible Messenger Link Up and Read More

Weekly Brief: 04.19.23

Each week: We share news from our Center plus updates on gun violence and prevention from our partners at Billy Penn.


This week: On the radio with our team, more Stoneleigh Foundation support for our newsroom liaison, free course for local TV news organizations, PCGVR research updates and a new Credible Messenger event.

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Weekly Brief: 04.12.23

Each week: We share news from our Center plus updates on gun violence and prevention from our partners at Billy Penn.


This week: New events, research, solutions and more. It’s free to subscribe.

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Weekly Breif: 04.05.23

Each week: We share news from our Center plus updates on gun violence and prevention from our partners at Billy Penn.


This week: We spotted an exceptional volume of gun violence prevention reports in the news in Philadelphia.

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Weekly Brief: 03.29.23

Each week we share news from our Center plus updates on gun violence and prevention from our partners at Billy Penn.


Above: Our Director of Research Dr. Jessica Beard took part in a panel and then lead a breakout session during the recent Stoneleigh Foundation convening titled “Bridging the Divide: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Philadelphia’s Gun Violence Epidemic.” Dr. Beard’s session asked for “solutions for changing the gun violence narrative from inevitable to preventable” and produced a list of recommendations for reimagining the media.

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Weekly Brief: 03.22.23

Each week we share news from our Center plus updates on gun violence and prevention from our partners at Billy Penn.


This Week: Caring for colleagues • Grim milestone • Police tactics • Student speaks • Credible Messengers Report • Role of the Media • In memoriam • Survivor perspectives

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Weekly Brief: 03.08.23

Each week we share news from our Center plus updates on gun violence and prevention from our partners at Billy Penn.


Above: Register for free now and join us next week to learn more about our work, thanks to the Firearm Injury Prevention Institute at the University of Colorado. [ucdenver.zoom.us]

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Weekly BRief: 03.01.23

Each week we share news from our Center plus updates on gun violence and prevention from our partners at Billy Penn.


Above: We partnered with local filmmaker Shameka Sawyer and young people participating in her 5 Shorts Project to produce a new video bringing our recent study to life.

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