Our History
The Kaiser Permanente Center for Gun Violence Research and Education is building on Kaiser Permanente’s pioneering work on violence as a public health issue.
2010
Kaiser Permanente launches its first hospital-based violence intervention program at the Kaiser Permanente Sacramento Trauma Center in partnership with Wellspace.
2014
Kaiser Permanente supports the National Network of Hospital-based Violence Intervention Programs to scale up and support communities in replicating the “Caught in the Crossfire” model pioneered by Youth ALIVE!. It is now an international model.
2017
Kaiser Permanente helps establish the Health Alliance for Violence Intervention, which has become a globally-recognized leader in healing systemic and interpersonal violence.
2018
Kaiser Permanente forms a Task Force on Firearm Injury Prevention and commits $2 million to study clinical interventions to prevent gun injuries and deaths.
Kaiser Permanente briefs philanthropic organizations and policy makers about its commitment to fund research and calls for others to join in funding much needed gun violence prevention research.
2019
Kaiser Permanente commissions the National Academy of Sciences, one of the most prestigious scientific authorities in the U.S., to host an unprecedented, two-day scientific workshop on “Health System Interventions to Prevent Firearm Injury and Death.”
2020
Kaiser Permanente convenes experts at a ground-breaking Commonwealth Club event to discuss the need for paradigms shifts to create nonpolitical, health-focused solutions that do not restrict gun ownership.
2022
Kaiser Permanente declares gun violence a public health crisis, establishes the Kaiser Permanente Center for Gun Violence Research and Education and awards $1.3 million to nonprofit partners making a difference in the gun violence space.
Kaiser Permanente researchers complete three studies related to the efficacy of clinical screening for firearm ownership, safe storage, and suicide prevention.
2023
In honor of all gun violence victims, Kaiser Permanente pledges to lead and collaborate with other health systems, public health authorities, community organizations, and business leaders to address this public health crisis and relentlessly pursue a healthier future.
Kaiser Permanente makes a landmark $25 million pledge to expand the Center for Gun Violence Research and Education and selects the HAVI to provide collaborative leadership for the Center.
The Center awards $3.2 million to researchers and community-led organizations engaged in public health approaches to prevention focused on addressing the disproportionate impact of gun violence on communities of color.