Dr. Hsing-Fang Hsieh spoke with the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS) in early April for the group's Friday Fast Facts series on firearm violence.
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Media Mention: Examining firearm violence in Latin America
En qué países de América Latina es legal portar armas (y qué resultados han tenido en la lucha contra la violencia) EN: In which Latin American countries is it legal to carry arms (and what results...
Media Mention: Surge in U.S., Michigan youth mortality rates prompts worries
Drs. Jason Goldstick and Cynthia Ewell Foster speak with Detroit News about firearm-related injuries being the No. 1 cause of death for children and adolescents in 2021 and firearms being...
Media Mention: Experts discuss factors that cause men to be most common perpetrators of mass violence
Dr. Patrick Carter speaks with The State News about how law-abiding firearm owners can be part of the conversation to implement ‘upstream’ measures to prevent mass gun violence, including being...
Media Mention: Is the solution to gun violence mental health care or gun reform? Experts say both
Dr. Marc Zimmerman speaks with FOX 47 in Lansing about the issue of firearm injury and why it requires a multi-faceted, evidence based approach. Full video
Media Mention: More schools are using metal detectors, secure entrances and other safety measures to keep students safe
School administrators have amped up safety measures over the past several years, new federal data show, as the U.S. continues to reel from deadly school shootings. Dr. Marc Zimmerman spoke with the...
Firearm violence has surpassed car accidents as the leading cause of death for people ages 1 to 19
Dr. Patrick Carter, along with other firearm researchers and the CDC, notes the firearms/firearm injuries has surpassed motor vehicle crashes as the leading cause of death for people ages 1-19
The Leading Causes of Death in Children and Adolescents in Brazil
Despite promising reductions in mortality from infectious diseases, premature death is a still major public health problem in Brazil. However, little is known about which diseases and injury...
Distinguished Faculty Seminar: Firearm Use in Violence: A Criminological Informed Approach
The University of Michigan's Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention invites you to a Distinguished Faculty Seminar with Dr. Jesenia Pizarro, Professor in the School of Criminology and Criminal...
Media Mention: University of Michigan researchers work on solutions to curb gun violence without getting rid of firearms
University of Michigan researchers are working to prevent another deadly mass shooting. "There are a lot of families and people across the United States; if you start to talk about this issue, they...
Media Mention: MSU plans classroom security measures after shooting
Michigan State University officials on Wednesday outlined new security measures, including the adoption of classroom door locks and extending by five hours each day when key cards need to be used to...
Media Mention: Michigan may soon enact red flag laws. Implementation could make all the difference.
Bills introduced days after the MSU shooting, fall into three categories: Requiring universal background checks for the sale of all firearms; establishing penalties for failing to safely store a gun...