Dr. Elyse Thulin speaks with ABC news about the importance of comprehensive, evidence-based firearm violence prevention strategies, such as anonymous reporting systems. Watch the full interview to...
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2026 University of Michigan Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention Research Day
Thank you to all who joined us for our 3rd Annual Research Day on March 17, 2026! Throughout the event, attendees heard from U-M faculty and postdoctoral fellows as well as community partners about...
Register today! Distinguished Faculty Seminar: Andrew Papachristos, PhD
Join the Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention in welcoming Andrew Papachristos, PhD to the University of Michigan on January 15, 2026. Dr. Papachristos present on his firearm violence prevention...
Toward a Safer World by 2040 The JAMA Summit Report on Reducing Firearm Violence and Harms
Rivara, F. P., Richmond, T. S., Hargarten, S., Branas, C. C., Rowhani Rahbar, A., Webster, D., Richardson, J., Ayanian, J. Z., Boggan, D., Braga, A. A., Buggs, S. A. L., Cerda, M., Chen, F.,...
Interventions to address racism in disciplinary actions in K-12 schools: A systematic review
Scott, B. A., Stilwell, S. M., Pearson, Z. V., Zimmerman, M. A., Hsieh, H., & Heinze, J. (2025). Interventions to address racism in disciplinary actions in K-12 schools: A systematic review....
Factors Influencing Adolescents’ Use of Anonymous Reporting Systems to Seek Help for Peers in Severe Mental Distress
Thulin, E. J., Heinze, J., & Hsieh, H. F. (2025). Factors Influencing Adolescents' Use of Anonymous Reporting Systems to Seek Help for Peers in Severe Mental Distress. The Journal of adolescent...
Institute team members attend, present at the 2025 National Research Conference for the Prevention of Firearm-Related Harms
The fourth annual National Research Conference for the Prevention of Firearm-Related Harms was held in Tempe, AZ last week, bringing together more than 560 researchers to discuss the latest trends...
University of Michigan Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention Researchers Receive CDC Funding to Develop Crime-Prevention Program for Lakota Youth
University of Michigan Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention researchers Dr. Katie Edwards and Dr. Marc Zimmerman have received a $1.2M, three-year research award from the Centers for Disease...
New Gun Violence Prevention Task Force report makes commonsense recommendations to reduce gun violence, save lives in Michigan
The Michigan Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, which includes community partners, state departments, medical experts, law enforcement professionals, tribal representatives and academic...
Media Mention: School matters: Resource program curbs Michigan’s high absenteeism rate
A program that puts caseworkers in schools where students struggle to regularly attend is apparently working in Michigan: The chronic absenteeism rate dropped by 8%. Chronic absenteeism, or missing...
Media Mention: Mankind Murals Celebrates 10 Years of Helping Revitalize Mansfield Community
Over the cheers of a gathered crowd, an audible "pop!" could be heard as Luke Beekman popped the cork on a bottle of champagne. A ceremony was held Thursday to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the...
Media Mention: Reframe adolescent firearm fatalities in public health, not politics
Since 2020, firearms have been the leading cause of death for children between ages one and 17. In 2021, about 4.6 million children lived in homes that stored guns loaded and unlocked, even though...