On April 10, the University of Michigan's Youth Policy Lab (YPL) convened a National School Cell Phone Policy Conference, inviting researchers, practitioners, and policymakers from Michigan and...
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Media Mention: Genesee County Land Bank kicks off Clean & Green program for 2026
FLINT, Mich. (WJRT) - The Genesee County Land Bank Authority is launching the 22nd year of its Clean & Green program, which engages community groups to combat blight across Flint. The program...
Media Mention: How to cover the link between housing access and gun violence
Housing access and risk of gun violence are closely connected. Among the studies showing the connection is a recent analysis from the University of Chicago, which found a link between evictions and...
Summary for Patients: Multisite External Validation of a Clinical Screening Tool for Interpersonal Firearm Violence Risk
What is the problem and what is known about it so far? Young adults seen in the emergency department are at increased risk for firearm violence, either as victim or shooter. However, there is no...
Michigan firearm injury data now available in near-real-time
A key barrier to addressing firearm injury in the United States is the lack of timely data. Through a new and nearly real-time system developed at the University of Michigan, injury prevention...
Media Mention: Detailed data on Michigan’s red flag law gun seizure cases gets sparse
Lansing — A change in the way court systems are reporting Extreme Risk Protection Order data makes it difficult to assess what specific circumstances across the state are triggering the confiscation...
Media Mention: New England students utilize Sandy Hook Promise tools for safety
One day before prom, in an advanced placement government classroom at Oakdale High School southeast of Frederick, Maryland, a group of students gathered to film the school’s morning announcement....
Media Mention: Preventing tragedy: How communities can use extreme risk protection orders to save lives
Protecting every member of Michigan Technological University’s community is top of mind for Reid DeVoge, deputy chief of Public Safety and Police Services. So last year, following the loss of a...
Reframing healthcare violence as systemic failure
Patel, M. R., Carter, P. M., & Zimmerman, M. A. (2026). Reframing healthcare violence as systemic failure. Journal of Hospital Medicine. Advance online publication....
Geographic Patterns of Firearms with Short Time-to-Crime in the U.S. and the Americas, 2015–2023
Weigend Vargas, E., & Goldstick, J. E. (2026). Geographic patterns of firearms with short time-to-crime in the U.S. and the Americas, 2015–2023. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 108,...
Prevalence of thoughts of shooting others among US adults
Hicks, B. M., & Ilgen, M. A. (2026). Prevalence of thoughts of shooting others among US adults. JAMA Network Open, 9(3), e260734. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.0734 No abstract...
Media Mention: Michigan’s ‘red flag’ gun law use jumps 31% in 2025
Use of Michigan’s “red flag” gun law jumped 31% from 2024 to 2025, according to a report released this week, prompting cautious optimism from supporters but hardly quelling debate about the policy....