A digital toolkit designed to support adherence to Michigan’s newly enacted safe firearm storage law is now available through the University of Michigan. Developed by the U-M Institute for Firearm...
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Associations between perceived threats and firearm behaviors among US adults
Sokol, R., Oliphant, S., Bhatia, S., Thulin, E. J., Degli Esposti, M., & Hans, Z. (2024). Associations between perceived threats and firearm behaviors among US adults. American Journal of...
Students’ and Caregivers’ Attitudes and Preferences Toward Screening for Negative Social Determinants of Health in a Predominantly Latinx High School
Sokol, R., Clift, J., Mitchell, L., Martinez, J. J., & Rusnak, C. (2023). Students’ and caregivers’ attitudes and preferences toward screening for negative social determinants of health in a...
The Problem With ICD-Coded Firearm Injuries-Reply
Kaufman EJ, Wiebe DJ, Delgado MK. The Problem With ICD-Coded Firearm Injuries-Reply. JAMA Intern Med. 2021 Aug 1;181(8):1133-1134. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2021.0385. PMID: 33779696. No abstract...
Media Mention: State budget supports U-M’s education, economic development efforts
The Michigan Legislature passed a 2024-25 general fund and education omnibus budget June 27, allocating a modest increase for the University of Michigan Ann Arbor campus’ operations and significant...
Media Mention: How to store guns safely to prevent unintentional shootings
A person is killed or injured almost every day in the U.S. because a child has unintentionally fired a gun, according to reports from 2015 to 2022 compiled by Everytown, an advocacy group for...
Surgeon general declares firearm violence a public health crisis: U-M experts available
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has declared firearm violence a public health crisis, saying it’s time to deploy approaches similar to lifesaving anti-smoking and traffic safety campaigns to...
A mixed methods evaluation of parents’ perspectives on the acceptability of the S.A.F.E. Firearm program
Hoskins K, Johnson C, Davis M, Pettit AR, Barkin S, Jager-Hyman S, Rivara F, Walton M, Wolk CB, Beidas RS. A mixed methods evaluation of parents' perspectives on the acceptability of the S.A.F.E....
Sustaining suicide prevention programs in American Indian and Alaska Native communities and Tribal health centers
Haroz, E. E., Wexler, L., Manson, S. M., Cwik, M., O’Keefe, V. M., Allen, J., Rasmus, S. M., Buchwald, D., & Barlow, A. (2021). Sustaining suicide prevention programs in American Indian and...
Creating a ‘choose your topic’ massive open online course: an innovative and flexible approach to delivering injury prevention education
Ibrahim NI, Bohm L, Roche JS, Stoddard SA, Quintana RM, Vetter J, Bennett J, Costello B, Carter PM, Cunningham R, Hashikawa AN. Creating a 'choose your topic' massive open online course: an...
LET’s CONNECT Community Mentorship Program for Adolescents with Peer Social Problems: A Randomized Intervention Trial
King CA, Gipson PY, Arango A, Lernihan D, Clark M, Ewell Foster C, Caldwell C, Ghaziuddin N, Stone D. LET's CONNECT Community Mentorship Program for Adolescents with Peer Social Problems: A...
Protective Factors as a Unifying Framework for Strength-Based Intervention and Culturally Responsive American Indian and Alaska Native Suicide Prevention
Allen J, Wexler L, Rasmus S. Protective Factors as a Unifying Framework for Strength-Based Intervention and Culturally Responsive American Indian and Alaska Native Suicide Prevention. Prev Sci. 2022...