Almost half of the migrants crossing into the United States from Latin America and the Caribbean report previously experiencing firearm-related threats or violence in their home country, according...
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Legacy of Racism and Firearm Violence During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States
Hans, Z., Lee, D. B., Zimmerman, M. A., & Wiebe, D. J. (2024). Legacy of racism and firearm violence during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. American Journal of Public Health, e1–e9....
Media Mention: As fights disrupt Michigan schools, districts try ways to resolve violence
Brawls between students are disrupting some Michigan schools this fall and even prompting shelter-in-place protocols in some cases that usually are reserved for threats of gun violence ― a situation...
Media Mention: En Portada Documentary
En Portada explores gun culture from the perspective of an instructor at a shooting range, or the efforts of doctors and researchers to prevent the public health crisis unfolding in the U.S. Dr....
Examining the Popularity, Content, and Intersections With the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s Definition of Recovery in a Nonclinical Online Cannabis Cessation Community: Infodemiology Study of Reddit Posts
Thulin EJ, Walton MA, Bonar EE, Fernandez A. Examining the Popularity, Content, and Intersections With the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s Definition of Recovery in a...
Childhood Firearm Deaths During Intimate Partner Violence Incidents: 2004–2020
Laura A. Seewald, Heather A. Hartman, Philip Stallworth, Eugenio Weigend Vargas, Peter F. Ehrlich, Heather Dykstra, Cynthia Ewell Foster, Rebeccah Sokol, Douglas Wiebe, Patrick M. Carter; Childhood...
Contextual Factors Influencing Firearm Deaths Occurring Among Children
Heather A. Hartman, Laura A. Seewald, Eugenio Weigend Vargas, Jorge Portugal, Peter F. Ehrlich, Sasha Mintz, Cynthia Ewell Foster, Rebeccah Sokol, Douglas Wiebe, Patrick M. Carter; Contextual...
Youth Firearm Mortality in the Americas From 2015 to 2022
Degli Esposti, M., Pulcini, C. D., Fleegler, E. W., Weigend Vargas, E., Vargas, L., Yock-Corrales, A., & Hargarten, S. (2024). Youth Firearm Mortality in the Americas From 2015 to 2022. JAMA...
Store safely: A firearm injury prevention strategy for rural families
Ewell Foster, C., Magness, C. S., Derwin, S., Kahsay, E., Smith, T., Rivara, F. P., Massey, L., & King, C. A. (2024). Store safely: A firearm injury prevention strategy for rural families....
Firearm-related threats before migrating to the USA from Latin America and the Caribbean
Weigend Vargas, E., Goldstick, J., & Vargas, L. (2024). Firearm-related threats before migrating to the USA from Latin America and the Caribbean. Injury prevention : journal of the International...
Media Mention: Solutions to U.S. Gun Violence Hinge on Election
In 2020, the last time the presidency was on the ballot, firearm injuries became the leading cause of death among children. This June, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy declared firearm violence a public...
Media Mention: Tackling vacant lots, built environments to improve health, well-being
For 26 years, the Prevention Research Center of Michigan has researched ways to create safer, more inviting and accessible neighborhood spaces and improve physical and mental health. Now, with $5...