While Talmage Cooley remained on the organization's Board of Trustees until the merger, Daniel Gross became President of the Brady Campaign .
[citation needed] CPYV created two parent-focused programs aimed at educating parents about simple steps they can take to reduce the risk of violence affecting their children.
[2] The Suicide-Proofing Initiative was launched in September 2011 in partnership with the Rhode Island Department of Health under a youth suicide prevention grant from SAMHSA.
[3] This program was based on research conducted by the Harvard School of Public Health, which illustrated that preventing youth access to lethal means of suicide reduces the likelihood that a young person will die from suicide.
The SPEAK UP campaign and hotline give youth the tools and motivation to help keep their communities safe.