Document Type
Article
Date of Capstone Completion
2024
Abstract
According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2023) data, firearm deaths among youth are a chief public health crisis in the United States. The problem of gun violence is particularly concerning when incidents occur in schools. School stakeholders expect schools to be safe havens, particularly parents and their children. Every reported fatal incident at a school violates safety and security expectations. When the fatality involves gun violence, reactions are quick, varied, and pronounced, reflecting a range of emotions, including outrage, concern, frustration, and resignation. This paper will build a framework for a model grounded in a comprehensive literature review. The specific focus will be on the role of social workers in addressing school violence, particularly gun violence. The foundation of this exploration will be my sustained belief that merging public health and emergency management perspectives in collaborative problem-solving holds potential solutions that have yet to emerge or to be systematically applied in the interest of school gun violence prevention. Gun violence as a public health issue, the role of social workers during a crisis or emergency, and the utilization of collaborative strategies and tactics will constitute the explored topic areas in search of a convergence that identifies a potentially practical and viable approach to school gun violence.
Recommended Citation
Glover, Richard L., "Social Workers: A Missing Piece of the Puzzle to School Gun Violence Intervention" (2024). Doctorate of Social Work (DSW) Capstones 2024-. 2.
https://digitalcommons.liu.edu/brooklyn_dsw_capstones/2