It has been two years since Michigan's new firearm safety laws took effect and the University of Michigan is rolling out a program that translates the legislation to real-life situations. The...
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March 23, 2026: 2026 Injury Prevention Research Symposium
Presented by the University of Michigan Injury Prevention Center Monday, March 23 | 9AM – 2PM Join the U-M IPC for a day of discovery at the Injury Prevention Research Symposium. This event brings...
Media Mention: State has distributed 110,600 free gun locks since safe storage law took effect
Michigan’s safe gun storage and red flag laws adopted largely in response to mass shootings at Oxford High School and Michigan State University have been in effect for two years now. One law...
For rural firearm owners, Store Safely program offers options to enhance secure firearm storage
GWINN, Michigan—Dustin Milner, a local outdoorsman, has fond memories of visiting Little Lake in the heart of the Upper Peninsula with his family for hunting season every fall. They’d sit in a...
Media Mention: Suicide prevention advocates emphasize importance of Michigan’s red flag law, mental health orgs
Michigan’s Extreme Risk Protection Order, or ERPO, law, which allows a person’s firearms to be temporarily removed from their possession in the case of a mental health crisis, was a point of focus...
2026 University of Michigan Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention Research Day
Thank you to all who joined us for our 3rd Annual Research Day on March 17, 2026! Throughout the event, attendees heard from U-M faculty and postdoctoral fellows as well as community partners about...
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...