Lauren Mahoney, a Los Angeles filmmaker, spoke with Institute team members at the 2023 National Research Conference for the Prevention of Firearm-Related Harms to learn more about the state of...
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Media Mention: A public health response helped reduce fatal car wrecks in Texas. Can it do the same for gun deaths?
Many public health experts say if we understand what spurs violent acts, how people obtain guns, and how mishandling firearms can accidentally injure or kill, we might find a more agreeable path to...
Media Mention: VOA experts on the tragedy in Maine: America must change its mentality
Drs. Marc Zimmerman and April Zeoli speak with Voice of America about firearm injury prevention and effective policies.
Media Mention: Maine shooting: could red flag laws have prevented the violence?
As the fallout deepens from the catastrophic mass shootings in Lewiston, Maine, that left at least 18 people dead and many wounded, questions are being asked about how an army reservist who had...
Mass shooting in Maine: U-M experts available to comment
University of Michigan experts are available to discuss various aspects of the mass shooting in Maine, from firearm injury prevention to public policy and the psychology of traumatic events with...
U-M receives $7.9M to support school safety research
The University of Michigan recently received a $7.9 million federal grant to expand and strengthen training and technical assistance efforts designed to address emerging issues impacting K-12...
Media Mention: More than 60,000 Fortress gun safes recalled after report of child’s death and dozens of other reported breaches
Thousands of biometric gun safes from the brands Fortress, Cabela’s, Gettysburg, and Legend Range and Field are being recalled because of a programming feature that can allow unauthorized access to...
Media Mention: Several universities present the latest data on school shootings
Dozens of school shootings take place in the country each year—not only taking a tragic toll on those directly harmed, but also affecting students at schools everywhere that are preparing for these...
Media Mention: Gun deaths among children and teens have soared – but there are ways to reverse the trend
Firearm injuries are now the leading cause of death among U.S. children and teens following a huge decadelong rise. Analyses published on Oct. 5, 2023, by a research team in Boston found an 87%...
Media Mention: Patrick Carter elected to National Academy of Medicine
Patrick M. Carter, a faculty member in the Medical School and the School of Public Health and co-director of U-M’s Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention and its Injury Prevention Center, has been...
Media Mention: Big Rise Seen in Gun Deaths, Overdoses Among U.S. Kids
America's kids are safer now than a decade ago when it comes to many types of injury, with two glaring exceptions: drugs and guns. That's the crux of a new study that looked at injury trends among...
Media Mention: Anonymous Tips Now Accepted by Bibb County School District
Anonymous reporting systems have existed for decades, but the number of schools using them increased dramatically after the 2018 massacre at Parkland High School in Florida during which 17 staff and...