Tag: Gun Violence

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

Authors call the rapid increase in deaths due to unintentional poisonings and firearm homicides a national emergency

Findings based on survey encompassing six clinical contexts involving heightened risk for firearm injury

Children with previous mental health service use, non-Hispanic Whites have higher odds of service use after injury

Intentional interpersonal or bystander injuries accounted for 67.2 percent of the cohort and increased in 2020

Despite burden among socially vulnerable youth, states with restrictive gun laws have lower rates of assault-related firearm deaths

Survivors also have increases in anxiety, depression symptoms, and reported stress at six months versus baseline

Among teens reporting firearm possession, those with depression and/or lifetime history of suicidality more likely to have bought/traded for it

Seven in 10 report feeling anxious about staying safe, with fears of gun violence increased

Suicide by firearm is the number one cause of suicide death among veterans