Pierce’s Pledge is deeply committed to providing accessible resources to professionals and communities to help increase safety for children and families and prevent gun violence.
TOOLKIT: Reducing Risks Associated with Firearms Access: A Toolkit for Legal Decision-making in Child Custody and Visitation Cases
Our toolkit is a comprehensive resource developed by Pierce’s Pledge, which is free and available via PDF. It provides information for judges, attorneys, mental health practitioners, mediations, court staff, and others working with families involved with child custody matters. By focusing on the approach spelled out in the Toolkit - PACE: providing information, assessing dangerousness, crafting safer parenting plans, and ensuring follow up and implementation - key stakeholders can make a difference and help save lives. Examples of retainer language, how to discuss and reduce firearms violence risks, and ways to craft more protective parenting/custody and visitation plans are also provided, among other resources.
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Toolkit Presentations and Training:
The Pierce’s Pledge team regularly presents at conferences, training programs, and other events. To request a training or presentation for your organization or community, contact us at programs@piercespledge.org
AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION:
Ethics and Best Practices for Family Law Attorneys in Preventing Firearms Violence
Presented by the American Bar Association, with Panelist from Pierce’s Pledge: Attorneys working in domestic violence, child custody, and other family law matters have an opportunity to talk with clients about risks associated with firearms when they or other family members are in crisis. Faculty will share information about responsible ways to have those conversations, present options for temporary offsite storage when clients own or have access to firearms and introduce other methods for reducing risks under a variety of circumstances including when there are firearms prohibitions in place. Practical tips and examples of retainer agreements and parenting plans designed to increase safety for clients, attorneys, and the broader community will also be discussed. CLE credits available.
PIERCE’S PLEDGE Town Hall with SFPD
Zoom event hosted by Pierce's Pledge. Titled "Empower Safe Conversations: Navigating Gun Safety Together," this event addressed concerns many parents share regarding guns and our children's safety.
This event was designed to equip parents with essential tools for discussing responsible gun ownership, safe storage practices, and fostering open conversations about firearm safety with our children and the other families’ homes they may play in.