Great end to the #SaferCommunitiesSummit with inspiring remarks from President Biden

Lisa and Ruhi will be talking about ERPO today and the findings of the report we published on ERPO implementation- check it out!

Sunday will mark the one-year anniversary of the signing of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. In a new analysis, Lisa Geller, MPH & Spencer Cantrell explain how the Act supports the implementation of extreme risk protection orders ("red flag" laws). 🚩: rockinst.org/blog/a-critica…

Glad SCOTUS granted cert in this case… but the lives of many domestic violence victims/ survivors hinge on their decision.

Honored to have the opportunity to sign onto this Amicus Brief with my colleagues Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions and other public health professionals. Thanks to Kelly Roskam for her leadership on this!

21 states and DC have ERPO laws, providing a large network of implementers to ensure equitable and efficient use of the law. Read the Center and Everytown's guide on how to effectively implement ERPO laws in states & localities: publichealth.jhu.edu/2023/new-repor…

#OnTheAir Counterpoint airs Mondays 8–9:30pmET WPKN.org 89.5FM Bgpt #CT: Craig Aaron of Free Press on FCC's move to reinstate #netneutrality protections; Spencer Cantrell of Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions on finding solutions to US epidemic gun violence, a uniquely American horror.

#2023FirearmResearchConf kicks off with Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions and Everytown experts leading a workshop to discuss how research informs Extreme Risk Protection Order laws: ✍️Design 👮‍♀️Implementation 📋Evaluation

Congrats to our Lisa Geller, MPH and @spencecantrell on being selected as Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Excellence in US Public Health Practice Award recipients! W/ @everytown they co-authored a guide on how to effectively implement extreme risk laws to help save lives: publichealth.jhu.edu/2023/new-repor…

Outside of #SCOTUS today, the court heard oral arguments for U.S. v #Rahimi. Domestic violence protective orders that prohibit abusers from possessing guns are a vital tool to protect victims and survivors. A SCOTUS decision is likely to be issued in June/July 2024. #DisarmDV

It’s been a busy year at Regional Gun Violence Research Consortium! Check out our latest blog for a look back at all of the timely work from our consortium members. From policy priorities to intimate partner violence, ERPOs, and firearm suicides, we tackled a range of issues. ⬇️ rockinst.org/blog/2023-year…

.Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions is happy to partner with Bureau of Justice Assistance to create the National ERPO Resource Center, offering technical assistance and training to implement Extreme Risk Protection Order laws. Contact [email protected] for more info. justice.gov/opa/speech/ass…

Let me see if I understand this: the Academy nominated "Barbie" for Best Picture (eight nominations total) -- a film about women being sidelined and rendered invisible in patriarchal structures -- but not the woman who directed the film. Okay then.

Starting today in just over half an hour

Extreme Risk Protection Orders temporarily remove firearms from someone at risk of harming themselves or others. How can they be a tool to prevent domestic violence and how are 'red flag' laws working in Maryland? Lisa Geller, MPH & Spencer Cantrell explain: wypr.org/show/on-the-re…

Reminder to join us tomorrow! We're looking forward to this dialogue with Daniel W. Webster & Cassandra Crifasi. Registration info below. #GunViolencePrevention #ConcealedCarry #Research

Today, Vice President Kamala Harris is announcing new tools offered by the National ERPO Resource Center (ERC) led by our Lisa Geller, MPH and Spencer Cantrell. whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/…

An Extreme Risk Protection Order will not implement itself, so it’s critical that we provide professionals, policymakers, and the public with the resources they need to support implementation. Visit ERPO.org for more.

According to our National Survey of Gun Policy, most Americans, including gun owners and Republicans, support allowing family members to ask the court to temporarily remove guns from a relative who they believe is at risk of harming themselves or others. publichealth.jhu.edu/center-for-gun…

“We don’t want to just remove the firearm and then wash our hands of the situation,” she says. “We want to remove the firearm, think about what were the underlying factors that led to that crisis, and try to address those factors.” magazine.publichealth.jhu.edu/2024/wider-len…