The HAVI’s Call to Action: Gun Violence Awareness Month 2025
The HAVI’s Call to Action: Gun Violence Awareness Month 2025
Action Over Reflection: Invest in Proven Solutions
As we recognize Gun Violence Awareness Month, The HAVI stands with communities nationwide to reaffirm a vital truth: gun violence is not inevitable — it is preventable. Every day, an average of 128 lives are lost to gun violence in the United States. Gun violence is now the leading cause of death for children and teens. Black youth and young adults are 22 times more likely to die from gun violence than their white peers. This is a devastating reflection of systemic inequities and generational trauma left unaddressed.
Yet even amid this crisis, we have powerful tools that are working. Read more.