Agenda - Firearm Violence Research Group (FVRG) 5/16/23

Tuesday, May 16, 2023

9:30 am

via zoom

*Members of the public are invited to attend. For those who would like to make public comments, we request that those comments be submitted in advance of the meeting to Latanya Law at latanya.law2@illinois.gov Please send all comments by 8:30am Tuesday, May 16, 2023.

Agenda

Welcome / Roll Call

  • Joe Hoereth, PhD, Director - Institute for Policy and Civic Engagement, University of Illinois Chicago (UIC)
  • Assistant Secretary Christopher Patterson - Office of Firearm Violence Prevention, Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS)

Review of Minutes

* Joe Hoereth, PhD, Director - Institute for Policy and Civic Engagement, University of Illinois Chicago (UIC)

Public Comments - Open

  • Subject to written comment in advance
  • Latanya Law - Senior Policy Advisor, Illinois Department of Human Services

Office of Firearm Violence and Prevention Update

  • Assistant Secretary Christopher Patterson - Office of Firearm Violence Prevention, Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS)
  • Latanya Law - Senior Policy Advisor, Illinois Department of Human Services

Update and Discussion on "State of Firearms Violence in Illinois" Report

  • Joe Hoereth, PhD, Director - Institute for Policy and Civic Engagement, University of Illinois Chicago (UIC)
  • Ana Genkova, Senior Research Specialist- Institute for Policy and Civic Engagement, University of Illinois Chicago (UIC)

Next Steps

N/A

Adjourn

Proposed Next Meeting Date/ Time

Tuesday, July 18, 2023, 9:30 am