Dr. Peter Grau is an Assistant Professor in the University of Michigan’s Department of Psychiatry, staff psychologist at the Ann Arbor VA, and research investigator at the VA Center for Clinical...
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Media Mention: Rethinking the campus mental health “crisis”: 3 things journalists should know
Headlines warn of a college mental health crisis. We hear statistics about high rates of depression and anxiety and the picture seems clear: Gen Z faces unprecedented challenges to their mental...
U-M celebrates five years leading firearm injury prevention research
More than 44,000 lives are lost to firearm injuries in the United States each year, and since 2020, firearm injuries have been the leading cause of death among U.S. children and teens. Working in...
The Power of reaching out: Evolving approaches to suicide prevention
How can mental health clinicians move research into real-world outcomes for patients? This question has been at the center of Mark Ilgen’s work for more than 20 years. As a clinical psychologist,...
High School Victimization Trends by Racial and Sexual Identity: Youth Risk Behavior Survey 2015–2023
Stilwell, S. M., Scott, B. A., & Morman, K. M. (2026). High School Victimization Trends by Racial and Sexual Identity: Youth Risk Behavior Survey 2015–2023. International Journal of LGBTQ+ Youth...
Anti-Asian Racism: Developing a Brief, Reliable, and Valid Measure
Lee, D. B., Yang, X., Wu, T.-Y., Mouacheupao, I., Zimmerman, M. A., & Hsieh, H.-F. (2026). Anti-Asian racism: Developing a brief, reliable, and valid measure. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health...
Provider Adaptations to Legislative Efforts to Ban Gender-Affirming Care for Adolescents
Hughes, L. D., Hughto, J. M. W., Wolfe, H. L., Kelly, P. J. A., Kidd, K. M., Restar, A. J., Geronimus, A. T., & Gamarel, K. E. (2026). Provider adaptations to legislative efforts to ban...
Media Mention: Louisiana Shooting
Another deadly shooting has torn apart another American community. In Shreveport, Louisiana, a man shot and killed eight children and left two other adults gravely wounded. The killer was reportedly...
Media Mention: Family-Led Firearm Strategy Goes ‘Beyond the Screen’ to Curb Suicide Risk
A family-centered approach to firearm safety can change how guns are kept in homes and may offer a new path to reducing suicide risk. A new University of Michigan study, published in Injury...
Media Mention: What happens when schools restrict phones? U-M Youth Policy Lab convenes national conference as new studies get underway
On April 10, the University of Michigan's Youth Policy Lab (YPL) convened a National School Cell Phone Policy Conference, inviting researchers, practitioners, and policymakers from Michigan and...
Media Mention: How Often Do Kids Bring Guns to School? Here’s What We Know
Despite the lack of quality information, available data and research offer clues about why some students bring guns to school, and why school officials have struggled to respond. For many students,...
Media Mention: State has distributed 110,600 free gun locks since safe storage law took effect
Michigan’s safe gun storage and red flag laws adopted largely in response to mass shootings at Oxford High School and Michigan State University have been in effect for two years now. One law...