Firearm Safety
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.
www.packard.org
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.
www.gunfreekids.com
Join Together
Join Together, a project of the Boston University School of Public Health, is a national resource for communities working to reduce substance abuse and gun violence. Its website contains daily gun violence news and comprehensive resources and information for gun violence prevention advocates. Its online service, "JTO Direct," delivers daily information via email, including news and research headlines, grant announcements, action alerts, and more.
www.jointogether.org
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.
www.jhsph.edu/PreventYouthViolence
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.
www.millionmommarch.org
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.
www.ojjdp.ncjrs.org
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.
www.paxusa.org
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.
www.voices.org