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University of Michigan researchers in disciplines ranging from the social sciences and the arts to engineering and public health are working together to formulate and answer critical questions about firearm injury prevention. Our teams’ collaborative efforts have placed U-M at the forefront of firearm injury prevention research.
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Media Mention: How will experts measure effectiveness of Mich.’s new safe storage laws?
The new storage law, which went into effect Feb. 13, is part of several new legal strategies being used in Michigan to help stem gun violence as firearm-related injuries have become the leading cause of death for children and adolescents in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Now, concrete […]
Podcast Series: Understanding Firearm-Related Injury and School Violence
In this podcast interview series, presented by the National Center for School Safety, experts will discuss topics such as youth suicide prevention, anonymous reporting systems, and community engagement. Listeners will gain a broad understanding of the intersection of school safety strategies and firearm-related injury. Click here to learn more. Stay tuned for each episode’s release […]
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
Media Mention: Tragic accidental deaths may be prevented if weapons are locked
In the 6 News Hope over Violence series of stories, the focus has been on gun safety and how effective and important gun locks are as a way to limit gun violence. Dr. Cindy Ewell Foster spoke with 6 News about what the research shows about safe storage Additional media mentions: WOOD TV WJMN
Researchers partner with community to improve firearm safety, reduce injuries
The University of Michigan partners with residents from Upper Peninsula county to create a new educational program around firearm safety. The Store Safely program, led by U-M clinical psychologist Dr. Cynthia Ewell Foster, brings together various groups from across Marquette County – from public health practitioners, local business owners and law enforcement officials to suicide […]
Media Mention: Turning a psychiatric crisis into a chance to prevent firearm injury
A new effort to reduce the risk of firearm injury by offering free gun locks and educational resources to people receiving care for a mental health crisis is now under way at Michigan Medicine. Read more here.
Podcast Series: Firearm Injury Prevention Research at the University of Michigan
In 2021, the University of Michigan launched the new Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention to generate knowledge and advance innovative solutions that reduce firearm injury, a public health crisis that leads to more than 100 deaths per day across the United States. The U-M Public Engagement & Impact Team produced eight podcasts that feature researchers across the […]
Cindy Ewell Foster, PhD; Preventing Youth Suicide, Michigan Minds Special Series: Firearm Injury Prevention
Cindy Ewell Foster is partnering with residents in the Upper Peninsula to develop a firearm safety education program that aims to reduce morbidity and mortality among youth. Listen to this 16 minute episode featuring Dr. Foster by Michigan Minds as part of their special series on firearm injury prevention. Learn more and listen to all […]
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