Tag: Gun Violence
12.0 Percent of Child Firearm Homicides Are Related to Intimate Partner Violence
Child firearm homicides have greater odds of involving IPV when precipitated by conflict, crisis, co-occurring with perpetrator suicide
Biometric Gun Safes Recalled After 12-Year-Old’s Death
Flawed fingerprint technology allows unauthorized users, including children, to access firearms in the safe
Recurrent Injury, Death Common After Acute Firearm Injury
Individuals experiencing recurrent injury are typically young and mostly male, Black, and uninsured
Firearms Continue to Be Leading Cause of Death in U.S. Children
2018 to 2021 saw 41.6 percent increase in firearm death rate; 82.6 percent of deaths were in children aged 15 to 19 years
1999 to 2020 Saw Rise in Poisoning, Firearm, and Injury Deaths
Authors call the rapid increase in deaths due to unintentional poisonings and firearm homicides a national emergency
Firearm-Owning Veterans Receptive to Safety Discussions in Routine Care
Findings based on survey encompassing six clinical contexts involving heightened risk for firearm injury
<40 Percent of Children With Firearm Injury Receive Mental Health Care
Children with previous mental health service use, non-Hispanic Whites have higher odds of service use after injury
Recent Increase Seen for Pediatric Firearm-Related Injuries
Intentional interpersonal or bystander injuries accounted for 67.2 percent of the cohort and increased in 2020
Social Vulnerability Tied to Higher Assault-Related Firearm Death Rates for Youth
Despite burden among socially vulnerable youth, states with restrictive gun laws have lower rates of assault-related firearm deaths
PTSD Symptoms Worsen Over Six Months for Firearm Injury Survivors
Survivors also have increases in anxiety, depression symptoms, and reported stress at six months versus baseline
