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Hear from experts working to reduce firearm injury

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Is Your Safety On?

Talk with your friend or family member at risk of suicide about temporarily transferring their firearms. Adapted by the Utah Firearm Safety/Suicide Prevention Coalition in partnership with The Speedy Foundation.

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Confiscated Weapons Petitions

Process, background, and types of petitions to confiscate a firearm or deadly weapon. Presented By: Jennifer Petrusis, Esq., Richards Watson, & Gershon- Attorneys at Law

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How To Talk About Guns And Suicide | Emmy Betz | TEDxMileHigh

This talk was given at a TEDx event by injury prevention researcher and emergency physician Emmy Betz from the University of Colorado Hospital. She speaks on her experience in discussions about trauma, guns, and suicide.

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How the public health approach can solve gun violence | Megan Ranney | TEDxProvidence

This talk was given at a TEDx event by emergency physician and AFFIRM Chief Research Officer Dr. Megan Ranney on what she has learned about gun violence, why public health can be a solution, and her mission to create change.

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AFFIRM

AFFIRM's mission is to use a public health approach to solve firearm injury with research, evidence-based practice, and community partnerships.

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Surprising Facts a Gun Owner Discovered In Her Research | Dr. Cassandra Crifasi | TEDxCollegePark

A talk given at a TEDx event by Dr. Crifasi on gun ownership research and her personal story of being a long-time gun owner. Dr. Crifasi is an Assistant Professor and Researcher at Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy and Research.

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The Coronavirus Crisis: The Impact on Gun Violence

This American Health Podcast feature experts talking about how the rates of gun violence could be impacted by the difficult circumstances Americans are facing, including social isolation, loss of work and wages, and fear.

The American Health Podcast is created by the Bloomberg American Health Initiative, a project of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
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Gun Storage Map

A map of Colorado gun storage options developed to help those seeking a temporary, voluntary location for firearm storage.

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Reducing Firearm Injuries and Deaths: Summary of a Position Paper from the American College of Physicians

Key recommendations from the position paper on reducing firearms injuries and deaths from the American College of Physicians (ACP) published in the Annals of Internal Medicine on November 20, 2018.

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Speak for Safety: What is a GVRO?

Speak for Safety explains the Gun Violence Restraining Order (GVRO), why the law was passed, and how to obtain a GVRO.

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Patient Handout

A UC Davis resource from the What You Can Do Project that helps the general public assess firearm safety at home.

The UC Davis What You Can Do Project is a prevention initiative that engages health care providers in clinical strategies for reducing firearm injury and death.
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Firearm Violence

The California Medical Association (CMA) convened the Firearm Violence Prevention Technical Advisory Committee (TAC), composed of physician experts to identify opportunities and resources that may aid physicians in addressing firearm violence as a public health issue. In addition to a policy statement, the TAC compiled ways for physicians to get involved.

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