The Importance of Community in Gun Violence Prevention: A Conversation with Eleuthera Lisch

Eleuthera Lisch, the pioneering director of the King County Regional Office of Gun Violence Prevention, recently joined me on The Day with Trey to discuss the importance of a public health approach to gun violence prevention.

"Gun violence is not a matter of an individual group or community's problem," Lisch emphasized. "It's all of our responsibility and all of our problem." Her office, one of the few in the nation rooted in a Department of Public Health, is working to institutionalize this approach, recognizing that long-term solutions require collaboration and community involvement.

Lisch also highlighted the need to center community-led solutions and tailor approaches to the unique needs of different communities. "The community is the cure, and we are just a conduit," she said. Watch the full interview to learn more about the innovative work happening in King County and how you can get involved in the 100 Days of Action initiative.

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