Definition: The spectrum of ways youth may interact with firearms, ranging from non-violent exposure, possession, or proximity to guns in homes or peer environments, to acts of intentional harm or threats involving firearms – whether committed by or against youth – including shootings, gun homicides, gun-related assaults, and self-directed firearm injury (e.g., youth firearm suicide).
(Adapted from PCCD 2025 Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention Plan)
