UC Davis Centers for Violence Prevention
Sacramento, US
Last Update: 2025-11-28
At the Centers for Violence Prevention (CVP), we provide a scientific approach to understanding and preventing violence. Our research centers have more than 30 years of experience, through which we’ve helped shape the way violence is studied and prevented. We continue to build the evidence base that community members and change makers can rely on for effective violence prevention strategies. CVP unites and shares the work of our component centers and programs: 1. Founded in 1991, the UC Davis Violence Prevention Research Program (VPRP) is internationally recognized for its interdisciplinary research and policy development focused on the causes, consequences, and prevention of violence. 2. The California Firearm Violence Research Center at UC Davis (CA FVRC) was established in 2017 as the first state-funded center for firearm violence research. CA FVRC conducts and disseminates basic, translational, and transformative research, and extends those efforts through education and training. 3. In 2019, the BulletPoints Project was developed by CA FVRC to teach medical and mental health care providers how to reduce the risk of firearm injury in their patients. CVP believes in the value of scientific research in addressing major health and social problems, including violence. To advance our research, we built a team with wide-ranging expertise related to violence and its prevention, including public health, medicine, epidemiology, statistics and biostatistics, sociology, criminology, law, economics, and policy analysis. Together, we continue to empower key stakeholders and translate findings into impactful policies and initiatives, creating safer, more equitable communities where all can flourish. Email: [email protected] @UCDavisCVP on BlueSky and X
NAICS: 92312
NAICS Definition: Administration of Public Health Programs
Employees: None
Subsidiaries: 8
