The Center to Prevent Youth Violence

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The Center to Prevent Youth Violence (CPYV), originally known as PAX,^[1] was a non-profit organization co-founded in 1998 by Daniel Gross and Talmage Cooley, seeking to end gun violence in America.

In 2011, PAX changed its name to The Center to Prevent Youth Violence.^{[citation needed]} The organization merged with the Brady Campaign in 2012. While Talmage Cooley remained on the organization's Board of Trustees until the merger, Daniel Gross became President of the Brady Campaign .^{[citation needed]}