Webinar | Built on Trust: Community Partnerships for Firearm Violence Prevention Research

This webinar shared practical guidance to address past research harms and build durable, trust-based partnerships with communities to support meaningful firearm violence prevention research.Our panel of experts discussed:

• The core principles of Community Engaged Research (CER)
• Best practices in CER and their application to firearm violence prevention
• Strategies for co-creating research questions and study design with community partners
• When and how to engage academic partners to support research activities
• Actionable guidance on trust building, data sharing, and institutional review board (IRB) considerations

Speaker panel included:

Kathryn Bocanegra, PhD, LCSW, Assistant Professor, Jane Addams College of Social Work, University of Illinois Chicago

Kelly Carroll, LCSW, Associate Director of Staff Wellness and Behavioral Health Services, Institute for Nonviolence Chicago

Edwin Galletti, Vice President, Violence Intervention and Prevention Services, UCAN Chicago