Firearm injuries are the leading cause of death in children and teens in the US, and many of these injuries take place in other people’s homes. Increased focus is being placed on the ways that...
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Parental Firearm Storage and Their Teens’ Perceived Firearm Access in US Households
Hastings KG, Carter PM, Zimmerman M, Sokol R. Parental Firearm Storage and Their Teens’ Perceived Firearm Access in US Households. JAMA Netw Open. 2025;8(6):e2514443....
Teens say they can access firearms at home, even when parents lock them up, new research shows
More than half of U.S. teens living in households with firearms believe they can access and load a firearm at home. Even when their parents report storing all firearms locked and unloaded, more than...
National Gun Violence Awareness Event at C.S. Mott
This awareness event aims to engage families, care providers, and staff in meaningful conversations around firearm safety, safe storage, and suicide prevention. Through educational resources,...
Education to Action: School Security Summit
Gain Knowledge – Take Action School safety demands more than just awareness—it requires action. The Education to Action School Security Summit delivers expert-driven, actionable solutions designed...
Media Mention: The Roundup: Catch Up on the Latest Research Illuminating the Effects of Gun Violence
Trace analysis published last year found that the federal government had invested more than $137 million in gun violence research since 2020 — an unprecedented amount. In 2025, there have already...
Beyond the Ivory Tower: Bringing Activist Conversations to Academic Spaces A New SPSSI Graduate Student Committee Webinar Series
Join the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues for a conversation on "Gun violence prevention: Defining the crisis and identifying solutions". Institute co-director Dr. Marc Zimmerman...
Law enforcement chief executive officers’ support for removal of firearms in domestic violence cases
Cooper, C.E., Wolfe, S.E., Portugal, J. and Zeoli, A.M. (2025), "Law enforcement chief executive officers’ support for removal of firearms in domestic violence cases", Policing: An International...
Gun Violence Task Force makes recommendations to address gun violence, reduce firearm-related deaths, injuries
The Michigan Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, housed within the Michigan Department of Health & Human Services, released its first report today, sharing recommendations designed to address...
Drunk and dangerous? Exploring the tenuous links among drunk driving, alcohol arrests, and firearm violence in an urban context
Melde, C., Circo, G., Zeoli, A., Wolfe, S., Sadler, R. C., Oliphant, S., Almanza, M., & O'Brien, M. (2025). Drunk and dangerous? Exploring the tenuous links among drunk driving, alcohol arrests,...
Progress in Pediatric Firearm Research in the Last 5 years
Stearns, D., & Ehrlich, P. F. (2025). Progress in pediatric firearm research in the last 5 years. Advances in Pediatrics, 72, Article 101. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yapd.2025.03.001 No abstract...
Media Mention: Michigan universities have lost millions in grant funding. They could lose billions more.
When university researchers receive federal grants, the schools take a percentage for overhead costs, typically around 30% of the total, though it can be far higher. The Trump administration...