Read the latest statements and news from the HAVI below.
July 2, 2025
The HAVI Welcomes New Advisory Board Members to Strengthen Its Mission
June 16, 2025
The HAVI’s Call to Action: Gun Violence Awareness Month 2025 - Action Over Reflection: Invest in Proven Solutions
April 30, 2025
A Message From the Desk of Fatimah Loren Dreier - The Trump Administration’s Cuts to Community Violence Intervention Initiatives
March 18, 2025
The HAVI Responds to Removal of Surgeon General’s Gun Violence Public Health Advisory
December 20, 2024
The HAVI Applauds Michigan Legislature’s Passage of Bill to Cover Violence Prevention Services Under Medicaid
November 15, 2024
Gun Violence Prevention Groups Urge Michigan Legislature to Pass Life-Saving Bills
November 6, 2024
The HAVI Responds to the 2024 Presidential Election
September 26, 2024
The HAVI Praises New Executive Action Taken by Biden-Harris Administration to Address Gun Violence Crisis
August 16, 2024
Community Violence Intervention Leaders Unveil Historic Action Plan to Sustain and Scale the Field
Jun 25, 2024
The HAVI Applauds U.S. Surgeon General’s Advisory on Gun Violence as a Public Health Crisis
June 7, 2024
The HAVI Applauds White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention for Urging Health Sector Leaders to Take Action to Reduce Gun Violence
April 25, 2024
Coalition to Advance Public Safety Announces $2 Million for Organizations in Four Cities to Reduce Gun Violence By 15%
April 22, 2024
Everytown and the HAVI Release Guide to Implementation and Cost of Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Programs
April 8, 2024
Fatimah Loren Dreier Named to Modern Healthcare’s 2024 Innovators List
February 6, 2024
Elevance Health CARES Inc. Awards the HAVI Grant to Support Community Resiliency
January 30, 2024
Literature Review from the HAVI and QSIDE Institute Reveals Both Media and Research Overemphasize Mass Shootings, With Little Focus on Community Gun Violence
October 18, 2023
The HAVI Applauds New York’s Enactment of Legislation to Cover Violence Prevention Services Under Medicaid
October 11, 2023
Kaiser Permanente Expands Gun Violence Prevention Efforts
September 27, 2023
The HAVI Celebrates California’s Historic Enactment of Law to Fund Community Violence Intervention
September 22, 2023
HAVI to Host Hundreds in Chicago at Nation’s Largest Conference on Community Violence Intervention
September 14, 2023
The HAVI Applauds California’s Historic Passage of Bill to Fund Community Violence Intervention, Urges Governor to Swiftly Sign It Into Law
May 5, 2023
The HAVI Applauds Introduction of Bipartisan Solution to Cyclical Violence Act in U.S. Senate
April 10, 2023
The HAVI Announces Two New Members of Its Advisory Board and a New Member of Its Advancement Council
March 7, 2023
HAVI Statement on the Killing of Frontline Violence Prevention Professional Najee Seabrooks
February 22, 2023
National Initiative to Reduce Gun Homicides by 20 Percent Over 5 Years Launches in First 4 Cities
January 31, 2023
HAVI Statement on the Killing of Tyre Nichols
January 26, 2023
The HAVI to Co-Lead Kaiser Permanente’s Center for Gun Violence Research and Education
October 12, 2022
HAVI to Host Nation’s Largest Conference on Community Violence Intervention
August 8, 2022
New Poll: Voters Support Expanding Community Violence Intervention as a Strategy to Address Gun Violence
August 11, 2022
HAVI Applauds California Legislature’s Passage of Bill to Ensure Violence Prevention Services Are a Covered Benefit Under State’s Medicaid Program
June 24, 2022
HAVI Statement on Final Passage of Bipartisan Safer Communities Act
May 27, 2022
HAVI Statement on the Impact of Recent Violence
May 25, 2022
During Grim Time, California Assembly Generates Hope Through Passage of Violence Prevention Bills
April 11, 2022
Community Violence Intervention Leader Commends President Biden for Reinforcing a Comprehensive Approach to Ending the Pandemic of Gun Violence
February 22, 2022
Ballmer Group Awards $18 Million to Support Community Violence Intervention
December 14, 2021
Peace Advocates Laud Biden’s Commitment to Ending Community Violence and Hold Their Breath in Hopes That Build Back Better Act Is Approved Soon by the Senate
November 19, 2021
HAVI Applauds Historic Funding for Violence Intervention
October 7, 2021
HAVI Commends Biden Push to Expand Access to Community Violence Intervention Funding
September 21, 2021
Amid Spiking Gun Violence, HAVI Convenes Nation’s Largest Gathering of Violence Intervention Advocates
September 15, 2021
Congress Moves Federal Funding for Violence Intervention Forward
August 19, 2021
HAVI to Convene Nation’s Largest Gathering of Violence Intervention Advocates at 12th Annual Conference in September
July 22, 2021
HAVI Supports New Senate Bipartisan Effort to End Cyclical Violence
June 23, 2021
Biden-Harris Plan Signals Historic Shift in Support for Public Health Solutions to Address Gun Violence
May 19, 2021
The HAVI Applauds Biden-Harris Administration's Support for Evidence-Based Violence Intervention Strategies
March 31, 2021
Black and Brown Gun Violence Prevention Groups Praise Historic $5B Commitment to Community Violence Initiatives
February 5, 2021
The HAVI Statement on Frontline Workers and COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution
January 12, 2021
