Gun violence is a term that includes many different types of violent acts. While some may only think of mass shootings, gang-related shootings, or school-related shootings, gun violence also includes suicidal behaviors, intimate partner or family violence, as well as firearm injuries, not only deaths.
Because gun violence affects many people in different ways, it is an important public health issue. The Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH) is committed to preventing and reducing firearm-involved injury and death through community-based interventions and partnerships.
