Firearm injuries traumatize children, saddling them with mental health issues that include stress disorders and drug or alcohol use, according to a new study. In all, 35% of kids injured by firearms...
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Media Mention: Livingston County leaders vote to become ‘constitutional county’
Leaders in Livingston County are vowing not to put any public resources behind enforcing restrictions on firearm ownership, declaring themselves a “constitutional county” as Michigan legislators...
Media Mention: Determining safety mechanisms and procedures to implement in schools
Multiple school districts in Michigan have implemented a backpack ban in recent months, including Grand Rapids Public Schools and Flint Community Schools. Dr. Justin Heinze speaks with The New York...
Media Mention: Costs for firearm-related injuries – who is responsible?
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...
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...