Anonymous school safety tip lines are providing critical insights into when young people report threats of violence and mental health concerns, according to a new study. Led by researchers at the...
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Application of Florida ‘extreme risk’ firearm law varies widely across counties, study finds
A Florida law designed to prevent gun violence by temporarily removing firearms from people at risk of harming themselves or others is used unevenly across the state, according to a new study. The...
Media Mention: What Will It Take to Prevent School Shootings?
Metal detectors, bulletproof chalkboards, pepper-ball-spraying drones — in our desperation to protect children, we’re turning our schools into fortresses. Columbia researchers are now leading a...
Media Mention: Toledo libraries offering free gun locks
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, unintentional injury is the fourth-leading cause of death in children below the age of 1, and it's the top cause of death in those ages...
Media Mention: Louisiana Shooting
Another deadly shooting has torn apart another American community. In Shreveport, Louisiana, a man shot and killed eight children and left two other adults gravely wounded. The killer was reportedly...
Media Mention: Family-Led Firearm Strategy Goes ‘Beyond the Screen’ to Curb Suicide Risk
A family-centered approach to firearm safety can change how guns are kept in homes and may offer a new path to reducing suicide risk. A new University of Michigan study, published in Injury...
Media Mention: What happens when schools restrict phones? U-M Youth Policy Lab convenes national conference as new studies get underway
On April 10, the University of Michigan's Youth Policy Lab (YPL) convened a National School Cell Phone Policy Conference, inviting researchers, practitioners, and policymakers from Michigan and...
Media Mention: Genesee County Land Bank kicks off Clean & Green program for 2026
FLINT, Mich. (WJRT) - The Genesee County Land Bank Authority is launching the 22nd year of its Clean & Green program, which engages community groups to combat blight across Flint. The program...
We collected data on how 779 Michigan school districts are regulating student cellphones − here are the trends
What is the best way to handle cellphones in schools? That’s a question Michigan educators are grappling with this spring after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed into law a ban on smartphone use in...
Media Mention: When Parents Pay for a Child’s Violence
The father of a school shooter was convicted of murder. What is lost and gained by the new precedent? Dr. Justin Heinze speaks with Christianity Today about youth violence prevention and how new...
Media Mention: How to cover the link between housing access and gun violence
Housing access and risk of gun violence are closely connected. Among the studies showing the connection is a recent analysis from the University of Chicago, which found a link between evictions and...
Summary for Patients: Multisite External Validation of a Clinical Screening Tool for Interpersonal Firearm Violence Risk
What is the problem and what is known about it so far? Young adults seen in the emergency department are at increased risk for firearm violence, either as victim or shooter. However, there is no...