15/08/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 15/08/2024 21:48
The California Firearm Violence Research Center has awarded nearly $225,000 in grants to investigators studying gun violence exposure among adolescents, intimate partner violence and sex trafficking.
Researchers from Stanford University, the University of California, Davis and the University of San Diego received funding through the center's 2024 Research Grant Award Program. The center is based at the Violence Prevention Research Program at UC Davis.
Since its first round of funding in 2019, the grant program has supported 15 research and evaluation studies. The goal is to expand the number and the diversity of researchers who produce actionable evidence about strategies for reducing and preventing violence-related harms and advancing safety and equity outcomes.
"These projects exemplify the exciting next frontier of rigorous research that employs a variety of methods," said Nicole Kravitz-Wirtz, a California Firearm Violence Research Center lead investigator. "The studies are centered on the needs and experiences of communities experiencing the greatest burdens of violence and systemic inequity." Kravitz-Wirtz is an associate professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine.
Our hope is that these grants will help to effectively and sustainably improve safety and equity outcomes throughout California and across the country." -Nicole Kravitz-Wirtz, California Firearm Violence Research Center lead investigatorThe 2024 funded projects are:
The $224,350 in research funds were awarded based on scientific merit through an open, competitive peer review process. Projects will begin this fall and last up to two years.
"Our hope is that these grants will help to effectively and sustainably improve safety and equity outcomes throughout California and across the country," Kravitz-Wirtz said.
About the California Firearm Violence Research Center: The first state-funded center for firearm violence research in the country, the center is housed at the Violence Prevention Research Program at UC Davis.