Skip to main content

KingCounty.gov is an official government website.

Official government websites use .gov
Website addresses ending in .gov belong to official government organizations in the United States.
Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website. Only share sensitive information on official, secure websites.
King County Washington home

King County Regional Office of Gun Violence Prevention

Mission: Taking a public health approach, the Regional Office of Gun Violence Prevention (ROGVP) collaborates with community and across systems to deliver community-centered services to reduce gun violence in King County.

Bus billboard to promote ending gun violence in King County

Functions

To advance holistic public safety, provide care and resources, and promote community healing, the Regional Office of Gun Violence Prevention’s work is organized around four core strategies:

  1. Coordination

    Coordination to align community and systems and maximize resources through collaboration.

  2. Prevention

    Prevention to raise awareness of services and resources, promote harm reduction strategies, and engage King County residents and directly impacted communities to identify needs and collaboratively implement solutions.

  3. Intervention

    Intervention that provides intensive services and supports for individuals directly impacted by gun violence and firearm injury.

  4. Stabilization and restoration

    Stabilization and restoration by coordinating supports for individuals, residents, schools, businesses and communities recovering after incidents of gun violence.

Who we work with

  • Community leaders and community-based organizations

  • Public Health and medical partners

  • Law enforcement and criminal legal system

  • Government agencies / departments

  • Schools

  • Advisory groups

  • Evaluation partners

  • Subject matter experts

Organizational partners that the King County Regional Office of Gun Violence Prevention works with

Current initiatives

Regional Peacekeepers Collective

The Regional Peacekeepers Collective (RPKC) is a Community Violence Intervention (CVI) initiative that provides focused services to individuals ages 12–24 at highest near-term risk of involvement in gun violence.
RPKC Services:

  • Violence interruption and critical incident response
  • Street outreach
  • Intensive engagement and cognitive behavioral interventions
  • School safety and safe passage
  • Community safety operations at vigils, funerals, memorials, public events.

RPKC service areas include Burien, Kent, Federal Way, Renton and the Skyway and White Center areas of unincorporated King County.

Hospital-based Violence Intervention Program (HVIP)

Harborview Medical Center's Violence Intervention and Prevention Program (VIPP) provides a suite of comprehensive services for all victims of firearm injury and their families. 
Hospital-based Intervention Services:

  • Extensive bedside support for all victims of firearm injury.
  • Immediate basic needs assistance for patients and families.
  • Referral to RPKC for eligible individuals to ensure continuity from hospital to community services.
  • Bereavement and trauma support including counseling referrals and coordination with victim assistance for funeral cost support.