Official insights from Public Health – Seattle & King County staff
To build a fuller picture of who dies by suicide in King County and where there are opportunities to help, we recently published three new suicide data dashboards.
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Gun violence prevention takes a community of people looking out for each other. In this comic strip, we go behind the scenes to see how a community member works to prevent violence in his King County neighborhood.
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Gun violence is the leading cause of death for children and teens in the U.S., surpassing car crashes, cancer and drug overdoses. And the impact is deeply disproportionate for Black boys and young men. In June, the U.S. surgeon general declared gun violence a national public health crisis.
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This year on National Gun Violence Awareness Day, Public Health – Seattle & King County’s Regional Office of Gun Violence Prevention and Lock It Up Program are proud to partner with community organizations to host six gun lockbox giveaway events across King County on June 7, 2024.
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The Regional Office of Gun Violence Prevention takes a grass-roots to “grass tops” approach to gun violence by collaborating with community, subject matter experts, and local, state, and federal agencies to tackle gun violence.
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In honor of National Gun Violence Awareness Day this June 2, 2023, Public Health – Seattle & King County’s Regional Gun Violence program is partnering with community organizations to host gun lockbox giveaway events throughout the county.
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