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Hear from experts working to reduce firearm injury
Guns and suicide in the United States
A perspective article that discusses the link between suicide and firearms in the home and the physician's role in risk assessment after a Supreme Court 2008 ruling on handgun ownership.
Household Gun Ownership and Youth Suicide Rates at the State Level, 2005-2015
Article that investigates the relationship between the prevalence of household gun ownership in a state and the youth suicide rates of that state to inform policy.
Extreme Risk Protection Orders: An Opportunity to Improve Gun Violence Prevention Training
Article that reviews physician effectiveness in risk assessment, medical education on gun violence prevention, and the capacity to improve physician risk assessment training.
Assessment of Extreme Risk Protection Order Use in California From 2016 to 2019
Article that studies the early utilization of California's extreme risk protection order (ERPO) or similar policy.
Domestic Violence and Safe Storage of Firearms in the COVID-19 Era
Article that discusses the rise in domestic and intimate partner violence and the importance of safe storage of firearms during COVID-19 stay-at-home orders.
Extreme Risk Protection Orders in Washington : A Statewide Descriptive Study
Article that characterizes circumstances of extreme risk protection order (ERPO) laws and those individuals who pose risks to themselves or others.
Criminal Justice and Suicide Outcomes with Indiana’s Risk-Based Gun Seizure Law
Article that examines the effectiveness of Indiana's 2006 risk-based seizure law designed to prevent gun violence by authorizing police officers power to remove firearms from people who present imminent or future risk of injury to self or others, or display violent or emotionally unstable conduct.
Analysis of the Strength of Legal Firearms Restrictions for Perpetrators of Domestic Violence and Their Associations With Intimate Partner Homicide
Article that looks at the association of firearm restrictions for domestic violence offenders with intimate partner homicides (IPHs) and characteristics of firearm laws to inform policymakers of considerations to maximize protections against IPH.
Effects of domestic violence policies, alcohol taxes and police staffing levels on intimate partner homicide in large US cities
Article that evaluates the associations between intimate partner homicide (IPH) and public policies including police staffing levels.
Preventing Firearms Violence Among Victims of Intimate Partner Violence: An Evaluation of a New North Carolina Law
Article that assesses the effectiveness of North Carolina's Homicide Prevention Act in preventing intimate partner violence by firearms.
Health status and health care use of Massachusetts women reporting partner abuse
Article that analyzes the association between intimate partner violence (IPA) and health concerns in the population sample from the 1998 Massachusetts Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS).
The Gun Shop Project
“Gun Shop Projects” are creating relationships with gun owner groups to enhance suicide prevention efforts.