Act No. 772, introduced by Senator Duplessis and various representatives, enacts R.S. 40:2025 to address violence prevention in Louisiana as a public safety and health crisis. The legislation emphasizes the need for a data-driven approach to understand and mitigate violence, including crimes of violence, gang violence, and domestic violence. It mandates the Louisiana Department of Health to review various factors contributing to violence, such as poverty, lack of education, and community conditions, and to focus on healing trauma inflicted by violence.

Additionally, the Department of Health is required to prepare a report by February 1, 2026, detailing current violence prevention activities, promotional strategies for conflict resolution, and recommendations for improving social determinants of safety and health in communities most affected by violence. The Department may also collaborate with higher education institutions and non-governmental organizations to gather and evaluate information for these recommendations.