Rupp, L. A., Bhatia, S., Lee, D. B., Wyatt, R., Bushman, G., Wyatt, T. A., Pizarro, J. M., Wixom, C., Zimmerman, M. A., & Reischl, T. M. (2025). Community-engaged crime prevention through...
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Media Mention: Zeoli, Dus receive 2024 public engagement awards
University of Michigan associate professors April Zeoli and Monica Dus have made far-reaching impacts through their work in firearm safety and supporting the U.S. Navy on science and education,...
Media Mention: Youth gun homicides doubled during second half of pandemic while adult rates returned to pre-COVID level
At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, firearm violence surpassed motor vehicle accidents as the leading cause of death among US children. A new study led by Boston University School of Public...
Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention pilot awards granted to 13 projects
The University of Michigan Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention has awarded pilot grant awards to 13 interdisciplinary research projects led by teams representing seven schools and 15 departments...
Adaptive interventions for alcohol misuse and violent behaviors among adolescents and emerging adults in the emergency department: A sequential multiple assignment randomized controlled trial protocol
Walton MA, Carter PM, Seewald L, Ngo Q, Battisti KA, Pearson C, Blow FC, Cunningham RM, Bourque C, Kidwell KM. Adaptive interventions for alcohol misuse and violent behaviors among adolescents and...
Media Mention: Opinion | The case for thoughtful cellphone restrictions in schools
Cellphone access among adolescents is ubiquitous. Youth ages 13-17 spend on average 4-5 hours a day in digital spaces, with grave consequences for their academic engagement, mental health and...
Media Mention: Red flag laws are increasingly being used to protect gun owners in crisis
In 1999, Connecticut became the first state in the country to pass what is commonly known as a red flag law, which allows family members, law enforcement and sometimes health care workers, friends...
Developing and testing the predictive validity of household firearm storage measures: insights from rural Alaska
Sokol, R., Mueller-Williams, A., Porter, K., Leys, M., Flaherty, A. A., & Wexler, L. (2025). Developing and testing the predictive validity of household firearm storage measures: insights from...
Media Mention: Muskegon County and Trinity Health Muskegon Awarded Grant for Prevention of Youth Gun Violence
In response to growing gun violence among youth, the Michigan State Police recently awarded $318,812 in funding from the Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program (Byrne SCIP), through the Department...
Media Mention: Michigan church’s gun buyback and disposal efforts featured on ‘The Daily Show’
An Episcopal church in Michigan was featured on Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” for a humorous segment about a very serious issue: gun violence. Desi Lydic, a correspondent on the satirical news...
Media Mention: Amplify your reporting with these public health and crime datasets
Data on gun violence can be notoriously hard to find and compile. There is no comprehensive national plan for gathering and disseminating firearms use and injury data, according to NORC. Operations...
Media Mention: New Michigan laws make storing firearms safely more important than ever
Several new laws are now in effect in Michigan that aim to reduce the toll of firearm injuries and deaths across the state, by requiring guns to be stored securely in any location where young people...