Proponents of a bill that would prevent local governments from enacting red-flag gun laws say these regulations are unconstitutional. But opponents say they can be important in preventing gun...
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Media Mention: Are Community-Based Efforts To Combat Gun Violence Working?
The nation has been trying to deal with high levels of gun violence for decades. Have many efforts to combat it been successful? The Center for Evidence-Based Crime Policy at George Mason University...
2025 Michigan Suicide Prevention Community Technical Assistance Conference (CTAC)
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...
Media Mention: Amplify your reporting with these public health and crime datasets
Data on gun violence can be notoriously hard to find and compile. There is no comprehensive national plan for gathering and disseminating firearms use and injury data, according to NORC. Operations...
Media Mention: Which Veterans Have the Highest Risk of Dying by Suicide? New Study Sheds Light
In the ongoing effort to reduce the number of veterans who die by suicide, a new study identifies key factors that predict whether veterans who received a Comprehensive Suicide Risk Evaluation, the...
Media Mention: Experience is the best teacher
A significant portion of students in America lack access to experiential learning, and it’s up to educators to rectify this problem. We need to shift our attention to the experience gap, which...
Media Mention: 300 Gun Purchases Stopped Last Year With New Michigan Law
What is the new law and how did it prevent potentially dangerous gun sales? Sources are taking a look at just how effective Michigan's Red Flag Law has been one full year after being implemented....
Protecting Educators: A Scoping Review of Interventions That Address Teacher Victimization
Stilwell, S. M., Guzmán, P., Varela, J., McMahon, S. D., Bare, K., Heinze, J., & Zimmerman, M. (2025). Protecting Educators: A Scoping Review of Interventions That Address Teacher...
Media Mention: New Michigan laws make storing firearms safely more important than ever
Several new laws are now in effect in Michigan that aim to reduce the toll of firearm injuries and deaths across the state, by requiring guns to be stored securely in any location where young people...
Media Mention: Gun safety bill would add firearm education for middle and high school students
LANSING – A new firearm safety bill by Sen. Jon Bumstead, R-North Muskegon, is intended to bring gun education into schools for students between 6th and 12th grade. When crafting the bill, Bumstead...
Media Mention: U-M aims to defend title in Big Ten Data Viz Championship
Voting is now open in the Big Ten Academic Alliance 2025 Data Visualization Championship as the University of Michigan aims to defend its title. Faculty, staff and students may vote for the top data...
Media Mention: ‘Our goal is to empower the community’: UMich’s active attacker protocol
Of the potential emergencies that could occur on a college campus, the incident of an active attacker is a common fear for those attending any university. As gun violence in school settings...