Tag: Gun Violence
Clinical, Economic Impact of Nonfatal Firearm Injuries Explored
Increases in substance use disorders, psychiatric disorders, pain diagnoses, health care use and spending seen in survivors
Number of Children Living in Home With Loaded, Unlocked Firearms Unchanged
While more adults do report safe storage than in 2015, the trend is offset by overall increase in gun ownership
First-Time Gun Owners Less Likely to Be White Men
From January 2019 to April 2021, 7.5 million U.S. adults became new gun owners
Concern About School Shootings Tied to Anxiety, Panic in U.S. Teens
Associations for depressive symptoms vary by race/ethnicity
Neighborhood Gun Violence Tied to Pediatric ED Visits for Mental Health
Increased odds of mental health-related pediatric emergency visits seen for children living within four to five blocks of a shooting
Querying Firearm Access on Mental Health Questionnaire Feasible
Most patients who saw primary care clinician, mental health specialty clinician answered question about firearm access
Annual Hospital Costs of $109 Million for Pediatric Firearm Injuries
Substantial cost differences seen based on hospital region, patient race, and income quartile
Suicide Deaths by Firearms Up Significantly in Young People
From 2008 to 2018, rates of suicide by firearms increased by 50 percent among those aged 15 to 24 years
Firearm Injuries Up in Children Under 12 During COVID-19 Pandemic
Compared with prepandemic period, increases seen in risk for firearm injuries in young children and injuries inflicted by young children
Lethal Means Counseling, Cable Locks Promote Safe Firearm Storage
Lethal means counseling outperformed control at six months; cable locks outperformed control at three, six months
