While data for the cost of mass shooting-related injuries is limited, the treatment for health care tied to gun violence totals billions each year, drawing on public and private insurance ultimately...
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Extreme risk protection orders assist in preventing mass shooting events, study shows
Extreme risk protection orders, also known as red flag laws, can help prevent firearm injury events, including multiple victim/mass shootings, by addressing the threat prior to an event occurring,...
Center for American Progress Report on Firearm Violence in Michigan
Read the 2022 CAP report on gun violence in Michigan, produced in partnership with Progress Michigan, for more information about the initial steps the state has taken toward gun safety. This report...
Media Mention: Tennessee firearm injury prevention legislation discussion continues
Dr. April Zeoli spoke with The New York Times to discuss extreme risk protection orders and her work in examining data around such policies
Media Mention: Preventing Firearm Violence in Schools
Dr. Marc Zimmerman speaks with New York Public Radio about evidence-based strategies for preventing firearm violence in schools, and why collaboration is key when discussing and implementing these...
Podcast: The Future of Firearm Safety Legislation
Dr. April Zeoli speaks with Lansing, MI capitol news outlet MIRS News about what potential legislation could be brought before the legislature, where the evidence-base for such proposals exists, and...
Institute faculty present at global health conference
The Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) held its first in-person conference since 2019, with the program including 230 speakers, 50 sessions, 8 plenaries, 560 abstracts, the Great...
Institute faculty present at national injury and violence prevention conference
U-M Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention faculty and postdoctoral trainees will attend and give presentations at the 2023 Society for Advancement of Violence and Injury Research (SAVIR) Annual...
Media Mention: Leading cause of death data resurfaces following string of mass shootings
Dr. Jason Goldstick speaks with NBC News about his 2022 paper which found firearms surpassed motor vehicle crashes as the leading cause of death among children and teens following multiple mass...
Media Mention: Child and adolescent mortality rates are rising nationally, with Michigan following a similar trend
The mortality rate for children and adolescents due to injuries has been rising since 2019, a national study found. The study attributes these deaths to spikes in suicides, homicides, and overdoses...
Media Mention: Getting informed about firearm violence
Dr. Hsing-Fang Hsieh spoke with the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS) in early April for the group's Friday Fast Facts series on firearm violence.
Media Mention: Michigan research finds firearm restrictions can reduce homicides in domestic violence situations
Research from the University of Michigan Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention suggests that firearm restriction laws could save lives in domestic violence situations. Dr. April Zeoli spoke with...