Hsieh, H.-F., Hans, Z., Carrillo, A., Lee, D. B., Tran, M. N., Heinze, J., Yang, X., Herreshoff, E., Rudski, C. J., Kalvert, S., Schreiner, J., Rivera, E. D., Zimmerman, M. A., Carter, P. M., &...
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What Caregivers of Young Children Want to Know About Firearm Safety and Who They Prefer to Hear From: A Cross-Sectional Community Setting Study
Arbelaez, O., Hashikawa, A., Hsieh, H. F., Riley, H. O., Itani, W., Sokol, R. L., Medina, E., Lee, D., Plawker, J., Falahee, E., Lorenzen, B., & Miller, A. L. (2026). What caregivers of young...
U-M hosts first firearm law implementation conference
The inaugural Michigan Extreme Risk Protective Order (ERPO) Implementation Conference was held in Novi, MI last week, bringing together more than 150 public safety officials, court officials,...
Household firearm ownership, firearm storage, and healthcare engagement
Testa, A., Patel, S., DeMello, A. S., Henson-Garcia, M., Jackson, D. B., Ganson, K. T., McKay, S., & Nagata, J. M. (2026). Household firearm ownership, firearm storage, and healthcare...
Association of Community Factors, Firearm Laws, and Pediatric Firearm Injuries Available
Diaz, X. N., Lin, A., Babcock, S., Salvi, A., Malveau, S., Mann, N. C., Goldstick, J. E., Carter, P. M., Cook, J. N. B., Song, X., Wei, R., Lundrigan, A. M., Beckstead, R., Hagos, B., & Newgard,...
From trust to translation: A trust‐based, evidence‐informed, and adaptive model for scalable technical assistance
Stilwell, S. M., Torres, E., Murphy, H., Schreiber, A., Grodzinski, A., Heinze, J. E., Miller, B., & Zimmerman, M. (2026). From trust to translation: A trust-based, evidence-informed, and...
Media Mention: Why hunter education alone may not keep kids safe from guns
Shooting sports remain a popular pastime for Arkansas' young people. This summer, the National Rifle Association held the Youth Hunter Education Challenge National Championships in Benton County....
Media Mention: Exposure to Gun Violence Can Accelerate Biological Age, Study Finds
New research adds to a growing body of work illustrating the effect of gun violence on overall physical health. Research has consistently shown that cigarette smoking, chronic stress, and a...
U-M Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention awarded $11.2M to expand critical research efforts
The University of Michigan’s Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention has received $11.2 million in federal funding to address research topics ranging from secure storage and youth mortality to...
Media Mention: Firearm-owning parents of young children often store at least one firearm without secure storage
About 44% of parents of young children who own firearms reported that they own both a handgun and a long gun, at least one of which is not stored securely, according to research presented during the...
U-M studies examine what schools are doing to address cell phone use among students
As tablets and laptops have become common classroom tools, schools continue to wrestle with another device: the cell phone. Cell phones play a critical role in youth social and societal engagement...
Emergency room intervention pairs smartphone, telehealth counseling to reduce risky firearm behavior
Among U.S. teens and young adults, firearm violence accounts for about 65,000 emergency department visits annually, and 60% of all firearm deaths in this age group are the result of interpersonal...