Check out the full FY26 GVRC Progress Report, highlighting the research, partnerships, training, events, and initiatives that shaped our work and advanced firearm violence prevention over the past year. Learn more: ➡️ bit.ly/3VQSkpk

🎥 Meet Lexie Contreras, one of our newest GVRC postdoctoral fellows! Hear Lexie share two key pillars of her research approach, community-engaged research and mixed methods, that bring together diverse perspectives to better understand and address gun violence.

📢 Accepting Applications! Join us for this year's New Jersey Firearm Suicide Prevention Fellowship Training! Connect with leading researchers, gain valuable insights, and explore opportunities in firearm suicide prevention research. Apply here ➡️bit.ly/4rSjdoO

🎥 Meet Naomi Cruz, our newest GVRC postdoctoral fellow! Take a moment to listen to Naomi share her research interests in preventing adolescent suicide, focusing on health disparities and access to health services. #NJGVRC #MeetOurResearchers #SuicidePrevention

📢 New research from the #NJGVRC "The Paradox of Experience: Firearm Access, Beliefs about Risk, and Storage Behaviors Among Those Exposed to Firearm Suicide." PI: Allison Bond 🔗 Read the full study: ow.ly/7uUr50ZVZKE

📢 Accepting Applications! Join us for this year's New Jersey Firearm Suicide Prevention Fellowship Training! Connect with leading researchers, gain valuable insights, and explore opportunities in firearm suicide prevention research. Apply here ➡️bit.ly/4rSjdoO

We’re excited to welcome Naomi Cruz, Lexie Contreras, and Nicole Asa to the GVRC team. Their work will support research across critical areas of firearm violence prevention. We’re excited to have them on board!

We’re excited to welcome Naomi Cruz, Lexie Contreras, and Nicole Asa to the GVRC team. Their work will support research across critical areas of firearm violence prevention. We’re excited to have them on board!

What a day! 📸 From inspiring keynote speakers to engaging breakout sessions and meaningful collaborations, the 2026 GVRC Summit brought us together to advance firearm violence research and prevention. #Rutgers #NJGVRC #GunViolencePrevention

Research suggests gun violence exposure may be associated with unsecured firearm storage, but findings on media exposure remain mixed. #NJGVRC research highlights these gaps and the need for continued firearm injury and suicide prevention research.

One simple question can make a difference. #NJGVRC research highlights the importance of routine firearm access screening in healthcare—and understanding who may be missed. #FirearmSuicide #SuicidePreventionMonth

Last year’s Firearm Suicide Prevention Fellowship Training brought together emerging researchers to learn, connect & collaborate. As we prepare for this year’s training, revisit where those connections began—and how they continue today. 🔗 ow.ly/pQMg50ZFjW3

Throughout the month, #NJGVRC will highlight research and ongoing work focused on understanding and preventing firearm suicide. Follow along as we share the science advancing firearm suicide prevention. #FirearmSuicidePrevention #GunViolenceResearch

Can a 15-minute conversation help prevent firearm suicide? New #NJGVRC research found that Project Safe Guard more than doubled openness to temporarily storing firearms outside the home during a crisis. 🔗 rutgers.edu/news/how-brief-c… @RutgersU_News

Can a 15-minute conversation help prevent firearm suicide? New #NJGVRC research found that Project Safe Guard more than doubled openness to temporarily storing firearms outside the home during a crisis. 🔗 rutgers.edu/news/how-brief-c… @RutgersU

🚨 New research from the #NJGVRC "The Impact of Lethal Means Counseling on Openness to Out-of-Home Firearm Storage: Results From Project Safe Guard." PI: Mike Anestis, PhD, executive director at the #NJGVRC 🔗 Read the full paper ➡️ ow.ly/HLfL50ZAuPP

🚨 New research from the #NJGVRC "Factors Associated With Prioritizing Quick Firearm Access Over Suicide Prevention Among US Adults." PI: @PsychBrownBag, executive director at the #NJGVRC Co-PI: Allie Bond, PhD, assistant professor at the #NJGVRC 🔗 ow.ly/guKl50ZzBTG

🚨#NJGVRC Grant Announcement! Great job to Allie Bond and Mike Anestis for securing state funding to bring The Amory Project to New Jersey!

#NJGVRC Allie Bond was quoted in @teamtrace. “What the folks who work on homicide reduction have done so well is investing in communities, like community violence interruption groups and hospital-based violence interruption programs." 🔗ow.ly/Q76250Zx95M

New GVRC Blog Alert! Our latest blog is live! Explore new insights from the GVRC and learn how our research is helping advance the conversation around gun violence prevention, public health, and evidence-based solutions. 🔗 Read the latest blog: ow.ly/rzbO50Zu0AH