Since 2020, firearms have been the leading cause of death for children between ages one and 17. In 2021, about 4.6 million children lived in homes that stored guns loaded and unlocked, even though...
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Media Mention: More Than a Third of Middle Schoolers Turn to Technology for Reporting Peers in Distress
More than a third of middle school students have used technology-facilitated reporting systems (TFRS) to report concerns about friends who are in distress, according to a study in the Journal of...
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: How Do You Prepare Kids for a Possible School Shooting Without Traumatizing Them?
Just about every student in the U.S. has rehearsed what to do if a shooter enters their school. As school shootings — and hoax reports of active shooters — have grown more frequent, so too have...
Podcast Episode: Voices for Change: Elyse Thulin
This episode of Voices for Change features Dr. Elyse Thulin, an assistant research professor at the University of Michigan. She works for the Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention, the Department...
New Safety Toolkits for School Crisis Preparedness Released
In partnership with the Michigan School Safety Initiative (MSSI), the Michigan State Police recently developed and launched three toolkits to provide school leaders with practical strategies,...
Maize and Blue Civics: Gun Violence Prevention
Maize and Blue Civics are interactive discussion forums of panelists who are professionals/advocates in a particular policy-related area. There will be a dedicated Q&A session. Dinner will be...
Media Mention: Can New Technology Crack the Code for Keeping Schools Safe?
Issues of school-related violence, bullying and self-harm are not new. But they are becoming increasingly pervasive in the U.S. educational system. According to the 2024 National Center for...
Media Mention: Audit shows most Arizona schools failing safety plan standards
More than two decades after Arizona first required schools to adopt Emergency Operations Plans, a new state audit shows many campuses remain dangerously unprepared for active shooter events, natural...
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...
Media Mention: 41% of Schools Report AI Cyber Incidents
Some 41% of schools in the United States and the United Kingdom have experienced AI-related cyber incidents, ranging from phishing campaigns to harmful student-generated content, according to a...
U-M experts to examine cell phone policies in Michigan schools, effects on student well-being
RESEARCH TO WATCH WHAT’S THE STUDY: A multidisciplinary team of University of Michigan researchers has received a grant from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to conduct interviews and...