Experts from the University of Michigan School of Public Health, Michigan Medicine and the Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention will discuss a topic that concerns many educators, policymakers,...
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Media Mention: Michigan gun buyback program turns unwanted guns into art
An effort to reduce the number of unwanted guns in Michigan is growing thanks to numerous gun disposal events by St. David's Church. The church chopped up guns and turned them into art in Bloomfield...
Firearm ownership for protection in the USA, 2023: results from a nationally representative survey
Degli Esposti, M., Sokol, R. L., Lee, D. B., Wiebe, D. J., Cunningham, R. M., Hawryszkiewycz, A., & Carter, P. M. (2024). Firearm ownership for protection in the USA, 2023: Results from a...
Examining the Relationship Between Firearm Violence Exposure and Posttraumatic Symptomatology in Adolescents: A Scoping Review
Lee, E., Stilwell, S. M., Murphy, H., Mai, S., & Heinze, J. (2024). Examining the Relationship Between Firearm Violence Exposure and Posttraumatic Symptomatology in Adolescents: A Scoping...
Safe firearm storage toolkit developed by the University of Michigan now available online
A digital toolkit designed to support adherence to Michigan’s newly enacted safe firearm storage law is now available through the University of Michigan. Developed by the U-M Institute for Firearm...
Media Mention: Police largely use Michigan’s new red flag law to confiscate guns in 25 counties
Dr. Stephen Oliphant speaks with The Detroit News about Michigan's new Extreme Risk Protection Order law, how it has been used since going into effect in February of 2024 and how that compares to...
Associations between perceived threats and firearm behaviors among US adults
Sokol, R., Oliphant, S., Bhatia, S., Thulin, E. J., Degli Esposti, M., & Hans, Z. (2024). Associations between perceived threats and firearm behaviors among US adults. American Journal of...
Femicide in the United States
By: Jill Theresa Messing, Millan A. AbiNader, Jesenia M. Pizarro, April M. Zeoli, Em Loerzel, Tricia Bent-Goodley, Jacquelyn Campbell. Femicide in the United States, The Routledge International...
Students’ and Caregivers’ Attitudes and Preferences Toward Screening for Negative Social Determinants of Health in a Predominantly Latinx High School
Sokol, R., Clift, J., Mitchell, L., Martinez, J. J., & Rusnak, C. (2023). Students’ and caregivers’ attitudes and preferences toward screening for negative social determinants of health in a...
The Problem With ICD-Coded Firearm Injuries-Reply
Kaufman EJ, Wiebe DJ, Delgado MK. The Problem With ICD-Coded Firearm Injuries-Reply. JAMA Intern Med. 2021 Aug 1;181(8):1133-1134. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2021.0385. PMID: 33779696. No abstract...
Media Mention: State budget supports U-M’s education, economic development efforts
The Michigan Legislature passed a 2024-25 general fund and education omnibus budget June 27, allocating a modest increase for the University of Michigan Ann Arbor campus’ operations and significant...
U-M faculty member participates in White House roundtable discussions around the impact of firearm violence among Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities
This summer, Institute faculty member Hsing-Fang Hsieh was invited to participate in the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, & Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Gun Violence Prevention Roundtable hosted by...