what we do

Ceasefire Northwest delivers practical, evidence-informed education to reduce firearm injury—reaching students, educators, and communities across Washington State.

Our work is organized in three core areas:

    • High school firearm injury prevention curriculum

    • Classroom presentations 

    • Age-appropriate program development (envisioning future work with students in primary and middle school)

    • Educator support and materials

    • Ongoing Program evaluation and outcomes measurement

    • New research on  parent, teacher and administrator  attitudes towards firearm injury prevention education

    • Research on state laws relating to firearm injury prevention education

    • Grant-supported studies

    • Community talks and workshops

    • Parent education

    • Training healthcare professionals

    • Training of Collaboration with local organizations

    • Public awareness efforts

impact

Since 2017 we have reached over 15,000 students in Washington State (over 30 schools and over 10 school districts)! We have yet to receive a complaint from a student, teacher, administrator or parent that our program is biased for or against firearm ownership. We have also launched a new research initiative on parent, teacher and school administrator attitudes toward firearm safety education and are partnering with healthcare and community organizations locally and nationally to expand our impact.

Why Our Approach Works

We meet students where they are.

We  focus on real-life decision-making.

Effective education requires repetition over time.

Our work is grounded in public health, not politics.

Momentum is growing! 

A growing number of organizations and individuals support public health-informed firearm injury prevention education in high school.

“Dr. Gregory Engel is an amazing guest speaker on the “hot topic” of gun violence. His approach is not the typical one we read about in the news. He teaches the topic from a risk-management perspective, drawing on his experience as both an emergency room doctor as well as his deep knowledge of epidemiology.”

- Professor David R., Highline HS