Many young people feel like they have little control over their lives, and this feeling, along with the emotions it can trigger, can lead to violent behaviours. In response to this issue, Professor...
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Media Mention: Tips about violent threats to schools are up in Philly. Experts say that might be a good thing.
The number of threats to Philadelphia schools reported via a state-run anonymous tip line has more than doubled in the past two years, according to data from the Pennsylvania Office of the Attorney...
Media Mention: Hospital programs for violence victims can prevent future harm, Boston University study finds
A hospital-based program that supports victims of gun and knife violence can reduce the likelihood that those victims will be reinjured or commit violence themselves, according to a new Boston...
Media Mention: Suicide prevention advocates emphasize importance of Michigan’s red flag law, mental health orgs
Michigan’s Extreme Risk Protection Order, or ERPO, law, which allows a person’s firearms to be temporarily removed from their possession in the case of a mental health crisis, was a point of focus...
Media Mention: As stand-your-ground laws expand, so do firearm fatalities
Currently, more than half of U.S. states have passed some form of stand-your-ground law. Those laws are associated with a roughly 8% increase in firearm homicides, according to a 2022 study...
Strengthening Connections for Change: A Pilot Cluster-Randomized Trial of an Adolescent-Adult Social Network-Based Intervention
Szoko, N., Wilson, T., Riley, A. T., Carley, K. M., Zimmerman, M., Miller, E., Abebe, K. Z., & Culyba, A. J. (2025). Strengthening connections for change: A pilot cluster randomized trial of an...
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...
Institute student wins U-M Data Science & AI Summit Poster Competition
Anay Halwasiya has been selected as a winner in this year's U-M Data Science & AI Summit Poster Competition. The winning poster was titled: "Overcoming Moderation Barriers: Applying LLMs to...
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.,...
Examining longitudinal associations between polysubstance use and firearm-related risk behaviors from adolescence into emerging adulthood: a group-based multi-trajectory modeling approach
Henson-Garcia, M., Weerakoon, S. M., Peskin, M., Baumler, E., Testa, A., Malthaner, L., Lu, Y., & Temple, J. R. (2025). Examining longitudinal associations between polysubstance use and...
Information Needs and Data Harmonization—Two Sides of the Same Coin?
Million, A. J., Bossaller, J., & Gidakovic, S. (2025). Information needs and data harmonization — two sides of the same coin? Data Science Journal, 24, Article 30....
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...