Driving Change | Gun Violence Prevention

The Erie County Gun Violence Prevention Task Force and its partners are taking a proactive role in driving transformation. This work includes initiating meaningful actions, empowering others, and removing obstacles to help ensure lasting safety in our communities.

The Erie County Department of Health teaches healthcare providers about Extreme Risk Protection Orders (ERPOs). They also work with the New York State American Academy of Pediatrics to make it easier for doctors to ask the courts for an ERPO.

The Erie County Department of Social Services is implementing a youth employment program that provides specialized programming for youth at risk of gun violence.

Erie County Department of Probation expanded the Gun Involved Violence Elimination (GIVE) to increase the number of visits to a probationer with a history of gun violence, supporting transition to life after incarceration.

The University at Buffalo School of Social Work and the University at Buffalo School of Public Health and Health Professions developed an environmental scan to describe current gun violence prevention activities.

The Erie County Gun Violence Prevention Task Force promotes gun safety and education, supplying gun locks and accompanying gun safety information during interactions with the public.