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Vision

Create a future without firearm-related injuries, deaths, or other harms.

Mission

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To use collaboration, education, and research to prevent all types of firearm-related injuries and deaths in our homes and communities. 

Core Areas

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The Firearm Injury Prevention Initiative strives to coordinate, synergize, and stimulate effective, innovative approaches to firearm injury prevention in Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå and across the U.S. through: 

• Collaboration: Partnership and engagement with impacted communities and those with lived experiences optimizes identification and impact of effective, acceptable solutions. Additionally, realizing our vision of a future with zero firearm-related injuries or deaths is only possible through the development of multidisciplinary networks of collaborators. 

• Research: Action-oriented, innovative research, including evaluation, supports the development and dissemination of effective, acceptable approaches to firearm injury and violence prevention.  

• Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå: Outstanding education is needed to disseminate promising, effective approaches among affected communities, policy makers, front-line gatekeepers, and the public. Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå and mentorship also strengthen and expands the next generation of firearm-injury prevention researchers, practitioners, and professionals. 

Annual Reports

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• April 2024 – March 2025: From All Angles
• April 2023 – March 2024: Building Collective Momentum

Featured Partners

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• Farley Health Policy Center

Funding

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The Firearm Injury Prevention Initiative is , with contributions from the CU School of Medicine Dean’s Office and the departments of Emergency Medicine, Medicine, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, and Surgery.  Additional support is provided by the Injury & Violence Prevention Center, which is a joint initiative between the University of Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå School of Medicine and the Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå School of Public Health.

Individual faculty members affiliated with the Firearm Injury Prevention Initiative receive research funding from a variety of federal and state agencies and philanthropic foundations. These funds support research and evaluation projects conducted by our faculty but do not support nor influence the initiative as a whole. Research products do not necessarily represent the views of the Firearm Injury Prevention Initiative nor the University of Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå.