Dr. Oliphant is a Research Investigator at the University of Michigan Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention. He earned a master’s in public policy and certificate in injury science from the...
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Affirm My Identity, Save My Life: A Scoping Review of Suicide Prevention Efforts for LGBTQ + Youth in K-12 Schools
Stilwell, S.M., Scott, B.A., Murphy, H. et al. Affirm My Identity, Save My Life: A Scoping Review of Suicide Prevention Efforts for LGBTQ + Youth in K-12 Schools. School Mental Health (2025)....
Suicide Risk Evaluations and Suicide in the Veterans Health Administration
Saulnier, K. G., Bagge, C. L., Ganoczy, D., Bahraini, N. H., Jagusch, J., Hosanagar, A., Ilgen, M. A., & Pfeiffer, P. N. (2025). Suicide risk evaluations and suicide in the Veterans Health...
Developing self-efficacy and ‘communities of practice’ between community and institutional partners to prevent suicide and increase mental health in under-resourced communities: expanding the research constructs for upstream prevention
Wexler, L., White, L., Ginn, J., Schmidt, T., Rataj, S., Wells, C. C., Schultz, K., Kapoulea, E. A., McEachern, D., Habecker, P., & Laws, H. (2025). Developing self-efficacy and ‘communities of...
Media Mention: CDC Data Is Helping Combat Gun Violence. But It’s at Risk of Disappearing.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has for decades spearheaded federal efforts to understand and reduce gun violence. Sweeping cuts imposed by the Trump administration are now...
Media Mention: How to help someone, or yourself, in a mental health crisis
Michigan Medicine has put together a robust list of resources, services and tools for anyone in need of assistance in a mental health crisis. The list includes the Institute's Safe Storage and...
Registration Open: 2025 Michigan 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 and the University of Michigan Institute for...
Teens say they can access firearms at home, even when parents lock them up, new research shows
More than half of U.S. teens living in households with firearms believe they can access and load a firearm at home. Even when their parents report storing all firearms locked and unloaded, more than...
National Gun Violence Awareness Event at C.S. Mott
This awareness event aims to engage families, care providers, and staff in meaningful conversations around firearm safety, safe storage, and suicide prevention. Through educational resources,...
Gun Violence Task Force makes recommendations to address gun violence, reduce firearm-related deaths, injuries
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...
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...