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Commission adopts report urging public‑health approach to firearm violence
Summary
The commission voted to adopt a two‑year study recommending that California treat firearm violence as a public behavioral health priority, build trauma‑informed prevention, and create an appointed statewide strategy to coordinate investments across sectors.
The Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission voted to adopt the project report titled the Impacts of Firearm Violence, which recommends treating firearm violence as a public behavioral health priority and building coordinated, trauma‑informed prevention and recovery systems.
Staff lead Courtney Ackerman summarized the project findings, saying the relationship between behavioral health and firearm violence is complex and bidirectional and that prevention requires addressing shared upstream risk factors.…
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