With the new school year underway, safety is at the forefront of many conversations. In the news, there are increasing reports of severe acts of physical violence, which are devastating and have...
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Media Mention: U-M selected as NIH research hub for nationwide effort to enhance community-led, health equity work
With the goal of building the science that can strengthen efforts to reverse health disparities—which keep millions of Americans in poorer health due to lack of access to food, health care and other...
Media Mention: Firearm Homicides a Major Public Health Challenge in Mexico
Mexico is among the countries with the highest firearm mortality rates. Although these rates decreased slightly between 2018 and 2022, firearm mortality remains a major public health challenge for...
Media Mention: Preparing For and Responding to School Threats: Resources for Administrators
Threats of violence can be highly disruptive for schools, even if they aren’t linked to credible plans for an attack. Administrators must know how to investigate reports of threats, quickly...
Media Mention: Springfield students suffer collateral damage over anti-immigrant conspiracy theory
The students of Springfield, Ohio, are caught in a mess they had nothing to do with. Schools had to shut down for multiple days after 33 separate bomb threats, and two universities moved classes...
Two Dads Defending Democracy: A Conversation Across Differences
Join the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy for a conversation between two high-profile advocates from opposite ends of the political spectrum who found common ground on contentious issues...
Media Mention: LETTER: How much longer will we delay conversation about guns and community safety?
Explore questions surrounding the need for evidence-based firearm injury prevention solutions. Read the full letter
Two firearm injury prevention research faculty members honored with recognition and achievement awards
The Office of the Vice President for Research will honor six research faculty members from across the University of Michigan for their significant contributions and leadership, including two from...
Conversations between clinicians and their patients about firearms could save lives
Health care providers who counsel their patients about firearm safety and prevention could prevent future injury or death, including suicides, violent injuries and unintentional injuries resulting...
Media Mention: Georgia Tests a Novel Tactic in School Shootings: Putting Parents on Trial
“I don’t think there’s ever been an incident that I’ve learned about or read about that has somebody waking up — whether it’s in a school or a workplace — and saying, ‘Oh, this is a good day to pick...
Media Mention: College students’ mental health improving, more finding support
The latest annual Healthy Minds Study, which surveyed 100,000-plus college students from 200 universities across the United States, has good news to report: There are decreases in symptoms of...
Media Mention: How do MI gun laws protect students?
The Apalachee High School shooting in Georgia has been a reminder of the rare but devastating threat of gun violence in schools. With the recent shootings that occurred in Oxford High School and...