Gun Violence Reduction Program
The Gun Violence Reduction Program’s Community Partnership Council serves as a formal stakeholder in the development, implementation, and monitoring of the County’s Gun Violence Reduction Work Plan. The Council leverages the experiences, expertise, and insights of community stakeholders to provide guidance and recommendations on violence prevention, intervention, and trauma healing strategies and facilitate information sharing between the community and County while also creating space to advance new and innovative ideas, strategies, policies and practices.
The inaugural term of service for selected community stakeholders will be November 2024-June 2026. Stakeholders were selected after an open application period.
Members of the Community Partnership Council serve in an advisory capacity to the Gun Violence Reduction Program and will:
- Provide guidance and recommendations on violence prevention, intervention, and trauma healing strategies across multiple forms of violence (suicide, domestic/intimate partner violence, community violence); assist with strategy and resource prioritization; and discuss other issues as determined by the Community Partnership Council, Gun Violence Reduction Program Leadership Committee, and Public Safety Group.
- Develop recommendations for collective action towards implementation of priority strategies.
- Contribute to and facilitate information sharing between the community at large and County, including the Public Safety Group and Gun Violence Reduction Program Leadership Committee.
- Commit to regular attendance and participation in meetings for the full term (November 2024-June 2026). Meeting frequency anticipated to be every other month with a majority occurring virtually during regular business hours.
Questions about the Community Partnership Council? Email psg-outreach@sdcounty.ca.gov.
Gun Violence Community Needs Assessment Final Report
A gun violence community needs assessment was conducted from September 2022 through June 2023 to better understand the impact gun violence is having on our communities and to identify solutions our communities would like to see.
Findings from the assessment, including recommendations, can be found in the Gun Violence Reduction Community Needs Assessment Final Report. To read the report, click here.
Additional information can be found on the project's engagement page.
Background
On October 19, 2021, the Board of Supervisors directed the County’s Public Safety Group to research gun violence reduction programs.
For more information on this Board action: October 19, 2021: Taking Ghost Guns Off Our Streets and Disrupting the Cycle of Violence Afflicting Our Communities
In response to the Board’s direction, the Public Safety Group led a Gun Violence Reduction Working Group in early 2022 to develop recommendations for Board consideration.
On April 5, 2022, the Board of Supervisors approved the recommendations from the Working Group and authorized a competitive solicitation for a contractor to conduct a regional gun violence reduction community needs assessment.
For more information on this Board action: April 5, 2022: Gun Violence Reduction Program Update and Request to Issue a Competitive Solicitation for Community Needs Assessment
A competitive procurement was conducted to select a contractor to conduct a regional gun violence reduction community needs assessment. The Assessment took place between September 2023 and June 2024.
On February 6, 2024, the Gun Violence Community Needs Assessment Final Report was presented to the Board of Supervisors along with a Gun Violence Reduction Work Plan. The Board accepted the Report and approved the Work Plan, which included 14 actions to be implemented in FY 24-25.
For more information on this Board action: February 6, 2024: Gun Violence Community Needs Assessment Final Report and Recommendations
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