Proponents of a bill that would prevent local governments from enacting red-flag gun laws say these regulations are unconstitutional. But opponents say they can be important in preventing gun...
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Media Mention: Are Community-Based Efforts To Combat Gun Violence Working?
The nation has been trying to deal with high levels of gun violence for decades. Have many efforts to combat it been successful? The Center for Evidence-Based Crime Policy at George Mason University...
2025 Michigan Suicide Prevention Community Technical Assistance Conference (CTAC)
The Injury and Violence Prevention Section at the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and the University of Michigan Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention (IFIP) are excited to offer...
Media Mention: Amplify your reporting with these public health and crime datasets
Data on gun violence can be notoriously hard to find and compile. There is no comprehensive national plan for gathering and disseminating firearms use and injury data, according to NORC. Operations...
Media Mention: Which Veterans Have the Highest Risk of Dying by Suicide? New Study Sheds Light
In the ongoing effort to reduce the number of veterans who die by suicide, a new study identifies key factors that predict whether veterans who received a Comprehensive Suicide Risk Evaluation, the...
Media Mention: 300 Gun Purchases Stopped Last Year With New Michigan Law
What is the new law and how did it prevent potentially dangerous gun sales? Sources are taking a look at just how effective Michigan's Red Flag Law has been one full year after being implemented....
Media Mention: New Michigan laws make storing firearms safely more important than ever
Several new laws are now in effect in Michigan that aim to reduce the toll of firearm injuries and deaths across the state, by requiring guns to be stored securely in any location where young people...
Characteristics of people who report firearm suicidal ideation in the USA
Mueller-Williams, A. C., Ilgen, M. A., & Hicks, B. M. (2024). Characteristics of people who report firearm suicidal ideation in the USA. Injury Prevention. Advance online publication....
Collaboration and consent in decisions to initiate emergency dispatches for suicide risk: A national qualitative study
Denneson, L. M., Tompkins, K., Hindenburg, M. M., Reguinga, A., Bohnert, K. M., Ganoczy, D. A., Ilgen, M. A., & Britton, P. C. (2024). Collaboration and consent in decisions to initiate...
Media Mention: Michigan lawmakers pass gun safety bills
Lawmakers in Lansing worked through a long agenda during the last few weeks of session. The Capitol was filled with protestors, advocates, and groups like End Gun Violence Michigan, calling for...
Media Mentions: Wisconsin School Shooting
Institute team members are available to discuss various aspects of the school shooting in Wisconsin, from firearm injury prevention to public policy and the psychology of traumatic events with...
U-M Livestream: Celebrate Safely: Holiday Firearm Safety Matters Webinar
Experts from the University of Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research, Michigan Medicine, the Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention and the Marquette County Health Department will...