Lee, D. B., Contreras, L. M., Rupp, L., Cook, S. H., Zimmerman, M. A., Carter, P. M., Theall, K. P., Bennett, R., & Fleckman, J. M. (2026). Racism and racial disparities in firearm violence: A...
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What’s the harm? Examining police contact and amygdala reactivity among black adolescents
Benson, D. E., Westerman, H. B., McLoyd, V. C., Mitchell, C., Monk, C. S., & Hyde, L. W. (2025). What’s the harm? Examining police contact and amygdala reactivity among Black adolescents. Social...
Media Mention: Toward a Safer World by 2040 The JAMA Summit Report on Reducing Firearm Violence and Harms
Two University of Michigan faculty members, along with more than 40 experts, have co-authored a report on the challenges of firearm violence in the U.S. The report is based on the convening of the...
Media Mention: Michigan State Police Hosts More Than 300 Community Leaders, Law Enforcement and Health Professionals at Gun Violence Intervention Summit
The Michigan State Police (MSP) Grants and Community Services Division, in collaboration with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) and University of Michigan Institute for...
Direct and Indirect Effects of READI Chicago on Gun Violence
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The Unintended Consequences of Police Shootings on Intimate Partner Homicide and Suicide
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Registration Open: 2025 Michigan Gun Violence Intervention Summit
The Michigan State Police (MSP) Grants and Community Services Division, in collaboration with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and the University of Michigan Institute for...
Machine Learning Can Predict Shooting Victimization Well Enough to Help Prevent It
Heller, S. B., Jakubowski, B., Jelveh, Z., & Kapustin, M. (2024). Machine learning can predict shooting victimization well enough to help prevent it. The Review of Economics and Statistics....
Gun Violence Task Force makes recommendations to address gun violence, reduce firearm-related deaths, injuries
The Michigan Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, housed within the Michigan Department of Health & Human Services, released its first report today, sharing recommendations designed to address...
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...
Research Day Recap
Thank you to everyone who joined us on March 10 for our 2nd Annual Research Day! Throughout the event, attendees heard from Institute faculty, staff and students about the latest in firearm injury...
Media Mention: Are Community-Based Efforts To Combat Gun Violence Working?
The nation has been trying to deal with high levels of gun violence for decades. Have many efforts to combat it been successful? The Center for Evidence-Based Crime Policy at George Mason University...