The Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention researchers at the University of Michigan respond to the school shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas on May 24, 2022 which killed 19...
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Media Mention: Sandy Hook Promise: School shootings don’t have to be inevitable
Researchers at the University of Michigan are evaluating the effectiveness of Sandy Hook Promise programs and have found encouraging signs. (May 27, 2022) Link to the full article by the Christian...
Massacre in Buffalo: U-M experts can discuss
Expert Advisory University of Michigan experts are available to comment on the racially motivated massacre at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York. Celeste Watkins-Hayes is the associate dean for...
Trauma Surge Index: Advancing the Measurement of Trauma Surges and Their Influence on Mortality
Jenkins, P. C., Richardson, C. R., Norton, E. C., Cooke, C. R., Banerjee, M., Nathens, A. B., & Hemmila, M. R. (2015). Trauma surge index: advancing the measurement of trauma surges and their...
State Laws and Risk Among K-12 School Shooting Incidents
AbstractProject TeamFunders Funders Children's National Hospital Michigan State University Teachers College,...
Risk factors for youth violence: Youth violence commission, International Society For Research On Aggression (ISRA)
Bushman, B. J., Coyne, S. M., Anderson, C. A., Björkqvist, K., Boxer, P., Dodge, K. A., Dubow, E.F, Farrington, D.P., Gentile, D.A., Huesmann, L.R., Lansford, J.E., Novaco, R. W., Ostrov, J.M.,...
Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Sandy Hook Promise Foundation’s Know the Signs Programs in the Los Angeles Unified School District
Learn more about a related project "Addressing Health Disparities in Youth Gun Violence: Multilevel School Climate Intervention" presented by Justin Heinze at the Firearm Safety Among Children and...
What are the long-term consequences of youth exposure to firearm injury, and how do we prevent them? A scoping review
Ranney, M., Karb, R., Ehrlich, P., Bromwich, K., Cunningham, R., & Beidas, R. S. (2019). What are the long-term consequences of youth exposure to firearm injury, and how do we prevent them? A...
State Firearm Laws, Gun Ownership, and K-12 School Shootings: Implications for School Safety
Reeping, P. M., Klarevas, L., Rajan, S., Rowhani-Rahbar, A., Heinze, J., Zeoli, A. M., Goyal, M., Zimmerman, M.A., & Branas, C. C. (2022). State firearm laws, gun ownership, and K-12 school...
Building Research Capacity for Firearm Safety Among Children (FACTS)
"Firearm violence is one of the most critical challenges facing our society, and based on the latest federal data, this crisis is growing more and more intense. As a nation, we turn to scientific...
Marc Zimmerman, PhD
Dr. Zimmerman is the Marshall H. Becker Collegiate Professor in the Department of Health Behavior and Health Education in the School of Public Health and editor of the Youth & Society. He is...
Justin Heinze, PhD
Dr. Heinze is the director of the School Safety Section and co-director of the Research and Scholarship Core at the Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention. He is also an Associate Professor in the...