Events
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Mental Health Meets Firearm Safety: Innovative Strategies to Reduce Firearm Suicide
VirtualFirearms are involved in 55 percent of suicides in the United States, accounting for more than 27,000 deaths every year as documented by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Injury Prevention and Control. Yet this crisis remains largely invisible in public discourse. This webinar makes the case that the tools to act are already within reach.
This webinar brings together practitioners, funders, and public health leaders working at the intersection of mental health and firearm safety. Hear how mental health systems can integrate firearm access screening across the continuum of care, and why culturally responsive assessments are essential to making these approaches effective and equitable. Learn from Stanislaus County's firsthand experience adopting this model and join a candid conversation about the funding strategies, system changes, and community partnerships that make this work possible.
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Values, Voice, and H.R. 1: When Should Foundations Speak Out?
VirtualThe stakes for health remain high in 2026 as implementation of H.R. 1 ushers in harmful changes to health and social safety net programs. Foundations are increasingly speaking publicly about the damaging effects of these and other federal actions on the health of communities. This webinar will explore when and how to issue a public statement. Chrystal Okonta, Director of FGS Global’s Health team, will discuss key factors when crafting a public statement such as urgency, mission alignment, and organizational capacity. Kerry Jones Waring, Vice President for Communications at the Health Foundation for Western and Central New York, will share the foundation’s decision process, advice for crafting messages, and managing feedback.
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Climate, Health, and Food: Empowering Communities to Work at the Intersections
VirtualJoin us for a conversation with Environmental Health Watch and Sprout, two communities that are successfully putting this mode of action into practice. They will share strategies on how they are responding to climate change, health, and food security at the same time, showing what is possible when philanthropy stops treating these issues as separate and allows communities to truly work at the intersections.
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Roundtable Discussion: Health Funders Communication and Policy Staff
VirtualGrantmakers in Health is pleased to host a second joint call for the GIH Policy Staff Learning Community and the GIH Communications Staff Learning Community. We will discuss the importance of communicating about policy changes in meaningful ways that engage communities and partners. In this informal conversation, we will swap strategies, illuminate solutions, and make connections. We will also use the time to dig in on a topic that was raised during the January 27 call: supporting policy, messaging, or other work related to the upcoming elections (such as governors' races, mid-terms, ballot initiatives, etc.).
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Roundtable on Advancing Health Equity and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Health Philanthropy
VirtualGrantmakers In Health (GIH) hosted a continued conversation on advancing health equity and diversity, equity, and inclusion in health philanthropy. This was a dedicated time for collaboration, learning, and action for program staff leading health equity efforts at their foundations (open to funding partners only). This discussion focused on economic inclusion as a key pillar of health equity, and Taylor Jo Isenberg from the Economic Security Project provided an overview of the affordability crisis.
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