When evidence-based firearm injury prevention policies such as extreme risk protection orders are implemented properly, they can play a significant role in preventing gun-related injuries and death,...
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Media Mention: Michigan’s OK2SAY program shows a rise in school violence tips
Michigan’s school violence prevention reporting system received 7,415 tips in 2022, annual numbers from Michigan State Police said, a 19% increase from the year before. The reporting system, OK2SAY,...
Media Mention: The GOP and the NRA want to stop gun violence research. California is a target.
California has been the epicenter of American gun violence research, largely because it maintains an extensive repository of firearms data and, unlike other states, has historically made much of the...
Media Mention: Expert weighs in on GRPS’s decision to un-ban backpacks
When students in Grand Rapids go back to class next month, they'll be able to take their backpacks with them. Grand Rapids Public Schools banned backpacks in May after four incidents where young...
IFIP Faculty Awarded Highest U-M Honor
Dr. Justin Heinze, associate professor of health behavior and health education, School of Public Health and Director of the Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention School Safety Core, has been...
Media Mention: Detroit’s Summer Gun Violence: A Complex Issue Beyond School Breaks
A study conducted by the University of Michigan found that neighborhoods with higher rates of poverty and unemployment also had higher rates of gun violence, as cited in this Michigan Chronicle...
Media Mention: UMich community discusses statewide firearm violence prevention efforts
This spring, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed 10 gun safety bills into law for the state of Michigan. The changes include expanding universal background checks for gun purchases, creating safe storage...
Media Mention: Michigan “gun-free zones” – do they work?
Laws involving gun-free zones vary, and there is no official legal definition for the term. But in the broadest sense, these zones are meant to help reduce firearm-related injuries and deaths in...
Media Mention: In domestic violence situations, firearms increase the likelihood of a fatality
Two-thirds of gunshot victims in America survive but for children who are victims of domestic violence shootings, those outcomes are reversed. Many parents worry that a shooting could happen at...
Teens more likely to carry guns if exposed to violence, U-M study shows
Teenagers who witness different types of violence are more likely to carry a firearm, according to a new study led by the University of Michigan. The study, conducted by researchers (PI Rebeccah...
Media Mention: Using the Emergency Department to help prevent violence
Dr. Laura Seewald from Hurley Medical Center and the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Michigan shares information on how using the Emergency Department can help prevent...
Media Mention: Is gun violence an epidemic in the U.S.? Experts and history say it is
Six months into the year, more than 21,000 people have died because of gun-related injuries in the United States. Doctors and public health officials have a word to describe the rising number of...