Seewald, L., Hartman, H. A., Millman, C. M., Myers, M., Zimmerman, M. A., Walton, M., & Carter, P. (2026). Rates and Correlates of Unsecure Storage Behaviors Among U.S. Firearm-Owning Caregivers...
Searching: Unintentional Injury
Corrigendum to “Child access prevention laws and firearm storage in the US: Associations by law stringency and social vulnerability” Preventive Medicine Volume 204 (2026), 108516
Oliphant, S. N., Degli Esposti, M., Hastings, K. G., Hartman, H. A., Ehrlich, P. F., Carter, P. M., & Sokol, R. L. (2026). Corrigendum to “Child access prevention laws and firearm storage in the...
Media Mention: Toledo libraries offering free gun locks
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, unintentional injury is the fourth-leading cause of death in children below the age of 1, and it's the top cause of death in those ages...
Media Mention: How Often Do Kids Bring Guns to School? Here’s What We Know
Despite the lack of quality information, available data and research offer clues about why some students bring guns to school, and why school officials have struggled to respond. For many students,...
Michigan firearm safety laws turn 2: New program offers guidance, info, support on how and when to use them
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...
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...
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...
Examining longitudinal associations between polysubstance use and firearm-related risk behaviors from adolescence into emerging adulthood: a group-based multi-trajectory modeling approach
Henson-Garcia, M., Weerakoon, S. M., Peskin, M., Baumler, E., Testa, A., Malthaner, L., Lu, Y., & Temple, J. R. (2025). Examining longitudinal associations between polysubstance use and...
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...