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Community Action Strategies:
Use data and community insight to
Identify populations at risk for Follow these action steps to implement one or more evidence-
identify at-risk groups and disparities informed interventions from the menu that follows.
firearm deaths by situation
(suicide, interpersonal,
ï‚„ Focus on one or more at-risk populations
accidental)
Tailor community interventions to ï‚„ Engage willing partners
address identified needs ï‚„ Assess population needs
ï‚„ Design evidence-informed interventions (see menu)**
ï‚„ Develop capacity for implementation
ï‚„ Implement and optimize based on feedback
ï‚„ Evaluate progress and impact
Reduce Firearm ï‚„ Scale, sustain, and spread
Increase awareness of firearm risks
Deaths and preventive practices Evidence-Informed Intervention Menu:**
Provide community outreach
and education for at-risk Select interventions based on needs of the focus population,
community members and community will, and community capacity, building on existing
community professionals Promote preventive practices and community initiatives wherever possible
early intervention across community
settings 1. Education and awareness campaigns
2. Community partnerships with law enforcement,
schools, healthcare providers, employers, civic
groups, faith communities
3. Safe storage initiatives
Assure access to emergency 4. Community firearm safety courses
response events 5. Gun shop partnerships
6. Responsible private selling
Connect at-risk populations to Assure access to preventative health 7. Anonymous gun surrender programs
preventative health care and 8. Firearm buy-back programs
care services
community supports. 9. Universal background checks
10. Waiting periods
11. Extreme risk protection orders
Assure access to health-related 12. Domestic violence restraining orders
social supports
13. Mental health services and crisis intervention
14. Mental Health First Aid
Un 15. Community-based violence intervention programs
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