More children die from guns than anything else in the United States, but relatively little funding is available to study how to prevent these tragedies. From 2008 to 2017, about $12 million in...
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Media Mention: MSU: Aim for farm safety
Farmers are often familiar with the responsible use of firearms for protection, hunting, sport shooting, and pest control; however, ensuring safe storage of firearms is equally crucial, especially...
Sarah Stilwell, PhD
Dr. Stilwell is a Research Investigator at the Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention. Dr. Stilwell's research focuses on comprehensive school safety, evaluation work, implementation efficacy,...
Media Mention: New York’s use of red-flag laws to seize guns has skyrocketed
So many guns were being seized by the New York State Police, several evidence custodians told a union official, that they were running out of space to store them. The guns were tagged and arranged...
Firearm-Related Tips in a Statewide School Anonymous Reporting System
Elyse J. Thulin, Alex French, Elizabeth Messman, Rachel Masi, Justin E. Heinze Abstract Firearm-related injuries are the leading cause of death among children and adolescents.1 The increase in...
Anonymous tip line flags thousands of firearm threats in schools
A look at one state’s use of Sandy Hook Promise’s Say Something Anonymous Reporting System, which provides K-12 students a way to confidentially report concerning behaviors, found that youth...
Media Mention: Despite spate of Michigan kids dying from unsecured guns, these new laws might help
A package of bills approved last year by the Democrat-controlled Legislature, set to go into effect Feb. 13, will require people with a minor in their home or those who know "reasonably" a minor...
Media Mention: Annual report highlights ‘remarkable and transformational year’
An expansion of the health care system and new initiatives to promote the arts and enhance school safety are among the many notable achievements featured in the University of Michigan’s annual...
Media Mention: Thoughts, prayers and programs: Denver metro communities invest in preventing youth gun violence
As gun violence becomes the leading cause of teen death in the U.S., local governments, nonprofits and law enforcement are looking for creative community-wide solutions. Since 2002, the number of...
Anonymous Reporting Systems for School-Based Violence Prevention: A Systematic Review
Messman, E., Heinze, J., Hsieh, H. F., Hockley, N., Pomerantz, N., Grodzinski, A., Scott, B., Goldstein, N., & Zimmerman, M. Abstract Anonymous reporting systems (ARS) have been used as a...
State firearm laws, gun ownership, and K-12 school shootings: Implications for school safety
Reeping, P. M., Klarevas, L. J., Rajan, S., Rowhani-Rahbar, A., Heinze, J., Zeoli, A. M., Goyal, M. K., Zimmerman, M., & Branas, C. C. Abstract Limited research has been conducted on the...
Media Mention: Cass mass shooting has eerie parallels to 2013 Manchester killings
A mass shooting Thursday in Cass County is reminiscent of a 2013 incident in Manchester where six people were found killed in their home. As of the first week in December, there have been more than...