Firearm
Despite falling global rates in recent decades, men twice as likely to die by suicide
A death from suicide occurs every 43 seconds worldwide annually, according to an analysis published in The Lancet Public Health.
‘Missed opportunities’ for firearm access screening show need for change
Many mental health care clinicians screen for firearm access and are confident in their ability to implement such screening, a research letter in JAMA Network Open showed.
'On the frontlines of public health': Physicians leverage trust against firearm violence
Through counseling and advocacy, primary care providers can play an important role in preventing firearm injury, according to experts.
Q&A: How pediatricians can talk to parents about firearm ownership, storage
ORLANDO — Most parents are willing to talk to pediatricians about safe firearm storage, although less than half reported ever receiving such counseling, according to a study presented at the AAP National Conference & Exhibition.
Suicides account for more than half of youth firearm deaths in 19 states
Among people aged 10 to 19 years who died due to firearms during a recent 6-year period, more than half of the deaths in 19 states were attributed to suicide, according to a study published in JAMA Pediatrics.
Study: US school shootings more deadly since 1997
Mass shootings on school campuses in the United States have become more deadly over the last 25 years, according to a study published in Pediatrics.
Most firearms in unintentional child deaths left loaded, unlocked
Most firearms used in unintentional firearm deaths among children in the United States are stored loaded and unlocked, and deaths most often occur when a shooter is playing with or showing a firearm to someone else, CDC data show.
Most guns used in school shootings come from family members
Handguns — not assault rifles — are the most commonly used weapons in school shootings perpetrated by adolescents in the United States, according to a study published in JAMA Pediatrics.
Shootings, drug poisonings rise dramatically among children
Firearm fatalities and drug poisonings increased dramatically among children in the United States from 2011 to 2021, according to findings from a study led by a mother and her teenage daughter.
Study: Recurrent firearm injuries most common in young, Black men
Firearm injury survivors often experienced recurrent firearm injuries, particularly those who were young, uninsured, male and Black, according to a study recently published in Annals of Internal Medicine.