The University of Michigan recently received a $7.9 million federal grant to expand and strengthen training and technical assistance efforts designed to address emerging issues impacting K-12...
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Media Mention: More than 60,000 Fortress gun safes recalled after report of child’s death and dozens of other reported breaches
Thousands of biometric gun safes from the brands Fortress, Cabela’s, Gettysburg, and Legend Range and Field are being recalled because of a programming feature that can allow unauthorized access to...
Media Mention: Several universities present the latest data on school shootings
Dozens of school shootings take place in the country each year—not only taking a tragic toll on those directly harmed, but also affecting students at schools everywhere that are preparing for these...
Media Mention: Gun deaths among children and teens have soared – but there are ways to reverse the trend
Firearm injuries are now the leading cause of death among U.S. children and teens following a huge decadelong rise. Analyses published on Oct. 5, 2023, by a research team in Boston found an 87%...
Webinar: Bullying Prevention and Preparedness Modelling
October 12 at 3:00 P.M. EST Bullying tips are commonly triaged in Anonymous Reporting Systems (ARS). Because of their prevalence, it’s essential that school staff are prepared to respond to bullying...
Webinar: Spotlight Discussion: Swatting and Hoax Considerations and Response
October 24 at 3:00 P.M. EST Swatting—making fraudulent emergency calls about serious threats—has increasingly impacted schools and first responders nationwide. These and other hoax threats...
Media Mention: Big Rise Seen in Gun Deaths, Overdoses Among U.S. Kids
America's kids are safer now than a decade ago when it comes to many types of injury, with two glaring exceptions: drugs and guns. That's the crux of a new study that looked at injury trends among...
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...
Media Mention: How The Supreme Court’s Next Gun Ruling Could Impact Mass Shootings
Next month, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in United States v. Zackey Rahimi — a landmark case that will decide whether it’s constitutional to strip gun rights from people under...
Study shows significant disparities in firearm injury, death among Hispanic populations
The rate of firearm homicide among Hispanic populations was more than two times higher than that of White non-Hispanics in 2021, the largest disparity in more than a decade, according to new...
Media Mention: Study: Investing in community space leads to reduced crime in Indianapolis
A study, led by the University of Michigan School of Public Health in partnership with the nonprofit Keep Indianapolis Beautiful, shows that transforming a vacant space into a gathering space for...
Media Mention: UNC is a public, open campus. What do experts recommend to keep students, staff safe?
Three times in the less than one month since classes began for the fall semester, two public universities in North Carolina have been the sites of gun-related incidents. Dr. Marc Zimmerman speaks...