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Media Mention: Gun violence prevention experts talk Newaygo County Shooting
A five-year-old boy was shot and killed in Garfield Township, MI in early April. Dr. Patrick Carter spoke with FOX 17 about the importance of evidence-based strategies for firearm violence prevention.
Media Mention: MI residents must now lock up guns when a minor is in the house
Michigan residents are now required by law to safely store their guns while a minor is in the house. There’s a range of devices Michigan residents can get to safely store their firearm, and many times they are free. Dr. Patrick Carter spoke with WSJM about some of the options.
Media Mention: As guns rise to leading cause of death among US children, research funding to help prevent and protect victims lags
More children die from guns than anything else in the United States, but relatively little funding is available to study how to prevent these tragedies. From 2008 to 2017, about $12 million in federal research awards were granted to study pediatric firearm mortality each year – about $600 per life lost, according to a study published in Health Affairs. […]
U-M participates in national conference that highlights latest firearm-related harms research
The second annual 2023 National Research Conference for the Prevention of Firearm-Related Harms was held in Chicago earlier this month, bringing together more than 650 people to discuss the latest trends and findings in firearm injury prevention research. The University of Michigan played a crucial role in the organization of the 2022 conference and again […]
Media Mention: U-M expert talks crime trends, root causes after violent week
Three people were found dead blocks away from each other in Grand Rapids earlier this week, all in the span of a few hours. All this week, neighbors and officials have responded to this tragedy as the community grieves. Dr. Patrick Carter speaks with Fox 17 about the rise in firearm violence and the impact it has […]
Media Mention: Kids who survive gun injuries experience increases in pain and psychiatric disorders
Survivors of gun injuries often face a long, painful recovery. When the gun victims are children or teens, family members also struggle. In the year following a firearm injury, child and adolescent survivors endured significant increases in pain, psychiatric and substance use disorders compared to their peers, according to research published Monday in the journal […]
Can hospitals help to reduce violence?
Hospital-based violence intervention programs steer victims to safer, productive lives. Research shows challenges to reducing assaults on a broad scale. Dr. Patrick Carter spoke with the Association of American Medical Colleges about the importance of hospital-based violence intervention programs being part of a larger firearm injury prevention plan in communities.
Media Mention: Can hospitals help to reduce violence?
Hospital-based violence intervention programs steer victims to safer, productive lives. Research shows challenges to reducing assaults on a broad scale. The question is, what impact can HVIPs reasonably be expected to achieve? Dozens of studies, and the experiences of program staff, have spotlighted their potential; the programs have improved the lives of countless people, often […]
Media Mention: A public health response helped reduce fatal car wrecks in Texas. Can it do the same for gun deaths?
Many public health experts say if we understand what spurs violent acts, how people obtain guns, and how mishandling firearms can accidentally injure or kill, we might find a more agreeable path to industry-driven safety features. In other words, we made airbags and redesigned steering columns that save lives without taking away people’s cars. Dr. […]
Mass shooting in Maine: U-M experts available to comment
University of Michigan experts are available to discuss various aspects of the mass shooting in Maine, from firearm injury prevention to public policy and the psychology of traumatic events with children. View the full advisory
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