California has been the epicenter of American gun violence research, largely because it maintains an extensive repository of firearms data and, unlike other states, has historically made much of the...
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Laura Seewald, MD
Dr. Laura Seewald is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine and a Research Assistant Professor with the Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention at the University of Michigan. She is...
Media Mention: UMich community discusses statewide firearm violence prevention efforts
This spring, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed 10 gun safety bills into law for the state of Michigan. The changes include expanding universal background checks for gun purchases, creating safe storage...
Media Mention: In domestic violence situations, firearms increase the likelihood of a fatality
Two-thirds of gunshot victims in America survive but for children who are victims of domestic violence shootings, those outcomes are reversed. Many parents worry that a shooting could happen at...
Media Mention: Using the Emergency Department to help prevent violence
Dr. Laura Seewald from Hurley Medical Center and the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Michigan shares information on how using the Emergency Department can help prevent...
Media Mention: Is gun violence an epidemic in the U.S.? Experts and history say it is
Six months into the year, more than 21,000 people have died because of gun-related injuries in the United States. Doctors and public health officials have a word to describe the rising number of...
Webinar: Effectiveness of Red-Flag Laws and Other Emergency Protective Orders
Watch the webinar recording Date: July 11, 2023 Time: 2:00 p.m. EDT Presentation Details: Extreme risk protection orders (ERPOs, also known as red-flag laws) have been adopted by 19 states and the...
Media Mention: How domestic violence and mass shootings are linked
As rates of gun violence increase in the United States, experts have identified a decades-long trend: There's a clear intersection between mass shootings and domestic violence toward family members....
Institute Faculty Member Testifies in Congressional House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force Forum
Dr. April Zeoli, associate professor of Health Management and Policy at the University of Michigan School of Public Health and Policy Core Director at U-M's Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention,...
Media Mention: Livingston County leaders vote to become ‘constitutional county’
Leaders in Livingston County are vowing not to put any public resources behind enforcing restrictions on firearm ownership, declaring themselves a “constitutional county” as Michigan legislators...
Electronic Teen Dating Violence Curves by Age
Thulin EJ, Zimmerman MA, Kusunoki Y, Kernsmith P, Smith-Darden J, Heinze JE. Electronic Teen Dating Violence Curves by Age. J Youth Adolesc. 2022;51(1):45-61. doi:10.1007/s10964-021-01517-w....
Adolescent Risk of Dating Violence and Electronic Dating Abuse: A Latent Class Analysis
Thulin EJ, Heinze JE, Kernsmith P, Smith-Darden J, Fleming PJ. Adolescent Risk of Dating Violence and Electronic Dating Abuse: A Latent Class Analysis. J Youth Adolesc. 2021;50(12):2472-2486....