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...
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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....
Media Mention: Costs for firearm-related injuries – who is responsible?
While data for the cost of mass shooting-related injuries is limited, the treatment for health care tied to gun violence totals billions each year, drawing on public and private insurance ultimately...
Extreme risk protection orders assist in preventing mass shooting events, study shows
Extreme risk protection orders, also known as red flag laws, can help prevent firearm injury events, including multiple victim/mass shootings, by addressing the threat prior to an event occurring,...
Center for American Progress Report on Firearm Violence in Michigan
Read the 2022 CAP report on gun violence in Michigan, produced in partnership with Progress Michigan, for more information about the initial steps the state has taken toward gun safety. This report...
Media Mention: Tennessee firearm injury prevention legislation discussion continues
Dr. April Zeoli spoke with The New York Times to discuss extreme risk protection orders and her work in examining data around such policies
Podcast: The Future of Firearm Safety Legislation
Dr. April Zeoli speaks with Lansing, MI capitol news outlet MIRS News about what potential legislation could be brought before the legislature, where the evidence-base for such proposals exists, and...