"Firearm violence is one of the most critical challenges facing our society, and based on the latest federal data, this crisis is growing more and more intense. As a nation, we turn to scientific...
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Cynthia Ewell Foster, PhD
Dr. Cynthia Ewell Foster is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Rackham Graduate School at the University of Michigan. She also directs the Community Engagement Core...
Peter Ehrlich, MD, MSc
Dr. Ehrlich is a Professor of Surgery and the Medical Director of the University of Michigan’s Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center which serves the state of Michigan and has a large outreach and injury...
Current Epidemiological Trends in Firearm Mortality in the United States
Goldstick, J. E., Carter, P. M., & Cunningham, R. M. (2021). Current Epidemiological Trends in Firearm Mortality in the United States. JAMA psychiatry, 78(3), 241-242. Abstract: More than...
Call for submissions: Pilot grants to support firearm injury prevention work
The Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention, based in the Office of the Vice President for Research, has initiated its inaugural round of pilot grants to generate knowledge and advance innovative...
Patrick Carter, MD
Dr. Carter is a Professor of Emergency Medicine (School of Medicine) and Health Behavior & Health Education (School of Public Health) at the University of Michigan. He is the Co-Director of the...
Perceived police bias, community violence amplify youth firearm carriage, U-M study shows
Nearly two-thirds of all violence-related deaths among adolescents and young adults across the United States are caused by firearms. In an effort to reduce firearm injuries and deaths, a team of...
Media Mention: Most school shooters get their guns from home – and during the pandemic, the number of firearms in households with teenagers went up
Most school shooters obtain the firearm from home. And the number of guns within reach of high school-age teenagers has increased during the pandemic – highlighting the importance of locking...