Skip to main content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Executive Order on Advancing Effective, Accountable Policing and Criminal Justice Practices to Enhance Public Trust and Public Safety

Publication Date
Authors
Department of Health and Human Services

To fulfill HHS’s responsibility to understand and address social drivers of health and respond to President Biden’s Executive Order on Advancing Effective, Accountable Policing and Criminal Justice Practices to Enhance Public Trust and Public Safety, HHS conducted a review of the physical, mental, and public health impacts of law enforcement use of force and certain other police activities. Police actions that maintain public safety may benefit health and SDOH -- the purpose of this report is not to evaluate the overall impact of policing, but rather the specific effects of use of force and certain other police activities that may have a similar impact. This report describes the impact of police use of force and certain other police activities on individual and community physical, mental, and public health.

*This content is in the process of Section 508 review. If you need immediate assistance accessing this content, please submit a request to Brenda Veazey, (202) 260-6158, brenda.veazey@hhs.gov. Content will be updated pending the outcome of the Section 508 review.

Available Reports:

Related Resources:

Product Type
Report
Location- & Geography-Based Data
National Data