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Five research teams at the University of Michigan recently received grants totaling $2.1 million to launch new projects designed to address the root causes of, and potential solutions for, important issues surrounding firearm injury. The funding is part of a broad federal investment that aims to reduce firearm-related injuries and deaths. More than 48,000 individuals […]
The city of Indianapolis’s work to create more greenspaces within the city have led to positive results, according to a recent study. According to the mayor’s office, a recent study by the University of Michigan School of Public Health found that vibrant community greenspaces within Indianapolis show a reduction in gun violence within a half […]
Emmy Betz, MD, MPH, director of the University of Colorado Firearm Injury Prevention Initiative and professor of emergency medicine in the CU School of Medicine, led a study that examined Extreme Risk Protection Orders (ERPOs) cases for older adults in six states. The study was funded by the National Collaborative on Gun Violence Research and published earlier this month in the journal Clinical Gerontologist. […]
People who bought firearms during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic have much higher rates of recent suicidal thoughts, self-harm behaviors and intimate partner violence, compared with other firearm owners and people who do not own firearms, a new study suggests. Pandemic gun buyers were also much more likely than the other groups to hold […]
More than a third of U.S. households with teens own firearms and more than two-thirds of these gun owners store at least one firearm unlocked and/or loaded, according to a new University of Michigan study. Surprisingly, the findings also show that prior exposure to violence is not associated with gun owners’ current storage practices. “These […]
People who bought firearms during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic have much higher rates of recent suicidal thoughts, self-harm behaviors and intimate partner violence, compared with other firearm owners and people who do not own firearms, a new study suggests. Pandemic gun buyers were also much more likely than the other groups to hold […]
More than half of patients skipped question on screening questionnaire, while surveyed primary care providers were often not comfortable discussing firearm safety with most patients When a patient goes to their primary care clinic for a regular checkup, they expect to talk about preventing health problems and managing their health risks. But a new study suggests […]
When a patient goes to their primary care clinic for a regular checkup, they expect to talk about preventing health problems and managing their health risks. But a new study suggests that a large portion of adult patients, and their primary care providers, may stop short of discussing one source of potentially serious risk: firearms. More […]
Join U-M’s School of Music, Theater and Dance Symphony Orchestra and Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention for a conversation around firearm injury prevention ahead of a “sung story”: Invitation To A Die-In. The musical is part monodrama and part performance art, dealing with the complex issue of police brutality for all sides. Learn more about […]
Launched as U-M Presidential Initiative in 2019 and a University wide Institute in 2021, the U-M Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention engages the breadth of expertise across the University of Michigan, with input from nonacademic stakeholders, to generate knowledge and advance solutions that will decrease firearm injury across the United States—while respecting the rights of […]