Newswise — WASHINGTON (March 27, 2013)—The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services (SPHHS) will host a forum on April 5 to discuss the epidemic of gun violence, which now claims an estimated 30,000 people in the United States every year. SPHHS has assembled an interdisciplinary panel of experts on gun research, public policy, mental health and strategies aimed at prevention of gun violence.
The panel will explore the latest research including the psychological profile of mass killers, the need for better mental health care and other public policies that might reduce the risk. The forum on gun violence will take place on April 5 during National Public Health Week, a campaign to highlight the value of prevention in saving lives and money.
EVENT: From Dialogue to Action: Preventing Gun ViolenceWHEN: April 5, 2013; 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.WHERE: The George Washington University Media and Public Affairs Building 805 21st Street, NW, Washington, DC Jack Morton Auditorium, First Floor
SPEAKERS: Lynn R. Goldman, dean of the School of Public Health and Health Services Georges Benjamin, executive director of the American Public Health Association
Daniel Webster, director of the Center for Gun Policy and Research at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Paramjit Joshi, director of psychiatry at Children’s National Medical Center
Richard Cooter, program coordinator of the Forensic Psychology Program at the George Washington University
Olga Acosta Price, associate professor of prevention and community health at School of Public Health and Health Services
MEDIA: The event is free but media should contact Kathy Fackelmann to register at 202-994-8354 or [email protected] .
About the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services: Established in July 1997, the School of Public Health and Health Services brought together three longstanding university programs in the schools of medicine, business, and education and is now the only school of public health in the nation’s capital. Today, more than 1,100 students from nearly every U.S. state and more than 40 nations pursue undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral-level degrees in public health. http://sphhs.gwu.edu/
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