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...
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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...
Media Mention: Examining firearm violence in Latin America
En qué países de América Latina es legal portar armas (y qué resultados han tenido en la lucha contra la violencia) EN: In which Latin American countries is it legal to carry arms (and what results...
Media Mention: Surge in U.S., Michigan youth mortality rates prompts worries
Drs. Jason Goldstick and Cynthia Ewell Foster speak with Detroit News about firearm-related injuries being the No. 1 cause of death for children and adolescents in 2021 and firearms being...
Media Mention: Experts discuss factors that cause men to be most common perpetrators of mass violence
Dr. Patrick Carter speaks with The State News about how law-abiding firearm owners can be part of the conversation to implement ‘upstream’ measures to prevent mass gun violence, including being...
Media Mention: School Safety Experts react to TN funding proposal
Monday, Governor Bill Lee proposed $205 million in additional school safety measures following last week’s shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville. School safety experts feel the Governor’s...
Media Mention: Is the solution to gun violence mental health care or gun reform? Experts say both
Dr. Marc Zimmerman speaks with FOX 47 in Lansing about the issue of firearm injury and why it requires a multi-faceted, evidence based approach. Full video
Media Mention: More schools are using metal detectors, secure entrances and other safety measures to keep students safe
School administrators have amped up safety measures over the past several years, new federal data show, as the U.S. continues to reel from deadly school shootings. Dr. Marc Zimmerman spoke with the...
Firearm violence has surpassed car accidents as the leading cause of death for people ages 1 to 19
Dr. Patrick Carter, along with other firearm researchers and the CDC, notes the firearms/firearm injuries has surpassed motor vehicle crashes as the leading cause of death for people ages 1-19