Healing the Hurt on Both Sides of the Gun: Lived Experiences of Gun Violence in Denver, CO 

This is late notice, but you will find this webinar of value :

Join the CU Anschutz Firearm Injury Prevention Initiative for a presentation by Virginia McCarthy, DrPH, MDiv, Johnnie Williams, Benjamin Li, MD MSc, Quintin W.O. Myers, PhD, and Catherine G. Velopulos, MD MHS, focusing on the lived experiences of gun violence within an urban setting. 

Tuesday, May 12th, 2026 

12:00-1:00pm MT 

Zoom Webinar



Registration link: https://ucdenver.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_WkGKREFhRWGdJ2-SEEC2rQ#/registration

For more information: https://calendar.cuanschutz.edu/event/healing-the-hurt-on-both-sides-of-the-gun-lived-experiences-of-gun-violence-in-denver-co-fipi-webinar-series-2026.

In this talk, the presenters will discuss four interviews conducted and analyzed by Violence Prevention Professionals (VPPs) with the At-Risk Intervention and Mentoring (AIM) program. These interviews examine urban gun violence through the perspectives of individuals who have both experienced and perpetrated it, highlighting challenges, solutions, and healing at the personal, environmental, and systems levels. 

We hope you can join us for this engaging webinar. Please contact Makiya Owens (makiya.owens@cuanschutz.edu) with questions.