What does it mean to GUNDERSTAND? Before your mind contemplates solutions, let your heart ponder the root of the problem. The True Reasons I Grabbed the Gun
Evolved from Risks (T.R.I.G.G.E.R) Project
will allow empaths the opportunity
to achieve a real grasp of the nature, significance, and validation
of the individual risk factors, systemic root causes, social determinants of health,
involved in interpersonal gun violence which mostly
impact Black people.
Ending gun violence is not a one-fix solution. Preventing gun violence
requires a comprehensive understanding and approach present in all levels of society.
Our Gun Violence Prevention programs, events, training, and advocacy are rooted in increasing the protective factors through Socio-Emotional Learning, civvic engagement, and economic opportunity to combat the infectious spread of gun violence trauma.