Here bright and early attending the Portland City Budget listening session, hearing powerful testimony from community members on vital community violence intervention programs that need to be FULLY funded by the city. Mayor Ted Wheeler

The Portland City Budget Listening Sessions kick off today. Registration for providing testimony are full for this evening but there is still space available for the next two sessions AND you can still submit written testimony here: portlandmaps.com/bps/mapapp/pro…

We love to see this. One of our areas of focus is supporting Veterans, and this program Battle Buddies, is a great solution for supporting veterans. opb.org/article/2024/0…
#veteransupport #servicedog #suicideprevention #veteransafety

Addressing gun violence as public health issue due to the shear number of deaths that occurring across our state and our nation. Thank you Dr. Carlson for your leadership in this area koin.com/news/portland/…

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Last week a young man was killed in the middle of the day in Montavilla neighborhood. The police have now publicly identified him. This is a devastating and senseless loss for his entire community. Our hearts go out to Jamirion's family #HonorWithAction
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'American lucky' doesn't feel like any kind of luck at all does it? We all deserve better. We can do better than this. #endgunviolencenow #NoMoreSchoolShootings oregonlive.com/opinion/2024/0…

Love is Stronger is doing powerful community violence intervention work in the Portland Metro area. Their work is having a positive impact on reducing cycles of violence in our communities. If you're able to, support their work and attend their gala in April.

As I said to Andrea González-Ramírez of The Cut, my greatest goal is to put myself out of work because I don't want my daughters to inherit a country where gun violence is the no. 1 killer of our kids.

Thanks to @thecut for for letting me share #HowIGetItDone !

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Approaching gun violence prevention from a public health perspective is a powerfully effective way of preventing and stopping firearm injuries and deaths. Thank you Dr. Iossi!

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Senseless violence must come to an end. Tragic incidents like this renew our commitment to work towards an Oregon #freefromgunviolence
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Today, more than half of Americans live in a state with an Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO). This is the direct result of our work, The Consortium, and advocates across the country.

Learn more about how our research drives solutions to save lives. publichealth.jhu.edu/center-for-gun…

.Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions advocacy team is in Oregon to make recommendations to improve implementation & education for the Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO) law. In coordination with Oregon Alliance for Gun Safety, they are connecting with local law enforcement and presenting to the state legislature.