Gun Violence is not a Public Health Issue,

but BRI Is.

BuLlet Related Injury

Bullet Related Injury (BRI) is defined as the physical, emotional, social and spiritual impact a bullet has on a person whether they or someone they love is harmed by a bullet. This includes physical wounds, threat of a bullet, and loss of a loved one.

There are many forms of BRI. Some wounds are seen, some are unseen. Regardless of how BRI happens, the experience includes a disruption in Eating, Sleeping, Moving and Thinking. When we understand that to experience BRI is to “HAVE TRAUMA”, we can begin to know “How 2 Heal”. This approach is important for anyone who has been impacted, directly through their own experiences, or indirectly through the experiences of someone they know or love, or even witnessing at a distance through media.

The epidemic of BRI is a public health issue which can be described, measured, cared for, healed, and Prevented.

 

#Whybri

Bullets create injuries, and with knowledge and resource, those injuries can be healed.