Events

This awareness event aims to engage families, care providers, and staff in meaningful conversations around firearm safety, safe storage, and suicide prevention. Through educational resources, community partnerships, and interactive opportunities, the event will highlight practical steps we can all take to reduce access to lethal means and protect the well-being of children and adolescents. Hosted by U-M, the Institute team will be onsite to share information and resources. The event ...

Gain Knowledge – Take Action School safety demands more than just awareness—it requires action. The Education to Action School Security Summit delivers expert-driven, actionable solutions designed for educators, administrators, and school safety professionals. This one-day event equips participants with practical strategies to prevent violence, enhance security, and protect students in an evolving digital and physical landscape. The National Center for School Safety, which is housed within the Institute, is a ...

Join the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues for a conversation on “Gun violence prevention: Defining the crisis and identifying solutions“. Institute co-director Dr. Marc Zimmerman will be presenting ...

The Injury and Violence Prevention Section at the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and the University of Michigan Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention (IFIP) are excited to offer an opportunity to build capacity to address firearm-related suicide. The 2025 Michigan Suicide Prevention Community Technical Assistance Conference (CTAC) will take place May 7-9, 2025, at the Treetops Resort in Gaylord, Michigan, with pre-conference workshops taking place on Wednesday, May 7th. Pre-conference workshops ...

Experts from the University of Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research, Michigan Medicine, the Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention and the Marquette County Health Department will discuss a topic that concerns many educators, policymakers, parents, students and communities: keeping firearms stored safely. The discussion is open to the public and will share information on safe firearm storage, how to share messaging around safe firearm storage and Michigan’s new safe ...

The Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention is happy to announce that we are offering five intern positions for Summer 2025. The internship is open to upper class undergraduate students and graduate students of all disciplines. Applications are due February 9, 2025. Learn more about the program An Internship Informational session will include a brief presentation on the Institute and application process followed by Q&A. Registration is required. The Informational Session ...