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...
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Zainab Hans
Dr. Hans is Research Investigator at the University of Michigan’s Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention. She has a PhD in Economics from Wayne State University and completed her postdoctoral...
Media Mention: What Generation Is Most Affected by Gun Violence?
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s WONDER database, which collects mortality information from death certificates at the state level, firearms were indeed the leading cause...
Suicidal thoughts and behaviors among gender-minority adolescents in the emergency department
Mesznik K, King CA, Horwitz A, et al. Suicidal thoughts and behaviors among gender-minority adolescents in the emergency department. Acad Emerg Med. 2025; 00: 1-13. doi:10.1111/acem.15090 Abstract...
Computing 3-Step Theory of Suicide Factor Scores From Veterans Health Administration Clinical Progress Notes
Meerwijk, E.L., Shotqara, A.S., Finlay, A.K., Reeves, R.M., Tamang, S.R., Ilgen, M.A. and Harris, A.H.S. (2025), Computing 3-Step Theory of Suicide Factor Scores From Veterans Health Administration...
Mental Defeat Predicts Increased Suicide Risk in Chronic Pain: A 12-Month Prospective Study
Themelis, K., Gillett, J.L., Karadag, P., Cheatle, M.D., Ilgen, M.A., Balasubramanian, S., Singh, S.P. and Tang, N.K.Y. (2025), Mental Defeat Predicts Increased Suicide Risk in Chronic Pain: A...
Systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis: Reducing self-harm in adolescents: Pooled treatment effects, study, treatment and participant moderators
Wright-Hughes, A., Farrin, A. J., Fonagy, P., Ougrin, D., Stahl, D., Wright, J., Irving, D., Mughal, F., Truscott, A., Diggins, E., Chanen, A., Cooney, E., Carter, G., Clover, K., Dadds, M.,...
Indigenous Community-Level Protective Factors in the Prevention of Suicide: Enlarging a Definition of Cultural Continuity in Rural Alaska Native Communities
Allen J, Wexler L, Apok CA, Black J, Chaliak JA, Cueva K, Hollingsworth C, McEachern D, Peter ET, Ullrich JS, Grogan-Kaylor A, Lee K, Fok CCT, Berman M, Rataj S; ANCHRR RSC; Rasmus S. Indigenous...
Media Mention: Zeoli, Dus receive 2024 public engagement awards
University of Michigan associate professors April Zeoli and Monica Dus have made far-reaching impacts through their work in firearm safety and supporting the U.S. Navy on science and education,...
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...
Media Mention: Red flag laws are increasingly being used to protect gun owners in crisis
In 1999, Connecticut became the first state in the country to pass what is commonly known as a red flag law, which allows family members, law enforcement and sometimes health care workers, friends...
Institute faculty member presents at congressional briefing on firearm violence
Institute faculty member Dr. April Zeoli presented at a congressional briefing on firearm violence prevention in February 2025, sharing her research around domestic violence laws and firearms...