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Factors Influencing Adolescents’ Use of Anonymous Reporting Systems to Seek Help for Peers in Severe Mental Distress
Thulin, E. J., Heinze, J., & Hsieh, H. F. (2025). Factors Influencing Adolescents' Use of Anonymous Reporting Systems to Seek Help for Peers in Severe Mental Distress. The Journal of adolescent...
New Gun Violence Prevention Task Force report makes commonsense recommendations to reduce gun violence, save lives in Michigan
The Michigan Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, which includes community partners, state departments, medical experts, law enforcement professionals, tribal representatives and academic...
Media Mention: Reframe adolescent firearm fatalities in public health, not politics
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...
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...
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...
Examining the impacts of firearm purchaser licensing laws on firearm deaths among youth aged 15 to 24, by age group—USA, 1990–2019
Kennedy, K. S., Wagner, E. D., Meyerson, N. S., Oliphant, S. N., McCourt, A. D., Zeoli, A. M., Webster, D. W., & Crifasi, C. K. (2025). Examining the impacts of firearm purchaser licensing laws...
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: 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...
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...
The evolving impact of Medicaid expansion on suicide mortality: demographic and method-specific effects
Oliphant, S. N., Hans, Z., Austin, A. E., & Sokol, R. L. (2025). The evolving impact of Medicaid expansion on suicide mortality: Demographic and method-specific effects. American Journal of...
Media Mention: Suicide prevention: 5 tips for Michigan parents to talk to their kids
It can feel like it’s a big step to take for Michigan parents to start a conversation about suicide prevention with their kids. But it could be the most important one. September is National Suicide...