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Linking COVID-19 and Firearm Violence
The impact of the social distancing measures enacted during the COVID-19 pandemic significantly stressed and forever changed businesses, schools,... -
Linking COVID-19 and Firearm Violence
The impact of the social distancing measures enacted during the COVID-19 pandemic significantly stressed and forever changed businesses, schools,... -
Comparing and Contrasting Rates of Firearm Homicides and Suicides
The present research investigates relations among social-biogeographic factors (i.e., temperature, parasite burden, poverty rate, firearm possession...
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Does Location Really Matter? Contextual Effects of County and Constituent Characteristics on Elected Sheriffs’ Opinions About Firearm Access and Regulation
Sheriffs are an elected group of law enforcement personnel that have significant impact on policy decisions. Unlike local police departments, they...
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Employing a Repeated Time Series Design to Evaluate Waiting Periods on Firearm Homicide and Suicide Rates
Gun violence is a socially relevant topic and debatable public policy matter. This paper relies on behavioral science tools to contribute data-driven...
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An Examination of US School Mass Shootings, 2017–2022: Findings and Implications
ObjectivesGun violence in the USA is a pressing social and public health issue. As rates of gun violence continue to rise, deaths resulting from such...
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Call to Action: The Rise of Pediatric Gun Violence During the COVID-19 Pandemic
This study examines and describes circumstances involving non-fatal firearm injuries in a pediatric population from a Level I Pediatric Trauma Center...
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Suicide and Self-Harm in the Military
Recent suicide statistics within the US military remain elevated despite governmental, organizational, and community prevention efforts. Personal and... -
Child and Youth Fatality Review
Since the 1970s, multidisciplinary Child Fatality Review Teams (CFRTs) in the United States have reviewed childhood deaths, analyzed the data... -
Youth Exposure to Endemic Community Gun Violence: A Systematic Review
Community gun violence persists as a daily reality for many youth in low-income urban communities. While most gun violence research has focused on...
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Safety Training
Worldwide 4.9 million people died in 2016 from injuries that could have been prevented. An evidence-based behavior-analytic approach to safety... -
Associations Between Gun Storage Practices and Parenting Practices: A Pennsylvania Study
This study examines how parenting practices might relate to home gun storage practices, even after accounting for sociodemographic correlates found...
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Suicidal Ideation in Adolescence: The Role of In-Home Firearm Access and Childhood Maltreatment
BackgroundDespite a vast literature linking in-home firearm access to youth suicides, few studies have examined whether and how gaining access to...
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Suicidality and Interpersonal Violence
In 2018, more than 48,000 people committed suicide in the United States, which amounts to approximately 129 deaths per day. The rate of suicidality... -
Overview: Special Issue on Advancing Understanding of the Causes of and Treatment for Suicidal Behavior
In this overview, I consider the gregariousness of human nature and use it as context for the five articles in this special issue on suicidality. I...
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Extreme Forms of Violence (Homicide) and Victim-Perpetrator Dynamics: A Focus on the Context of Family
Homicide is a violent crime that violates one of the most fundamental rights: the right to life. The number of criminal deaths worldwide is greater... -
Pediatric Gun Violence and Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Programs
Gun violence is a crisis affecting many parts of the world, particularly the United States. American children and adolescents suffer the highest... -
Extreme Forms of Violence (Homicide) and Victim-Perpetrator Dynamics: A Focus on the Context of Family
Homicide is a violent crime that violates one of the most fundamental rights: the right to life. The number of criminal deaths worldwide is greater... -
Structural Violence: Linking Food Insecurity and Gun Violence
Food insecurity (FI) and gun violence (GV) remain significant public health issues in the United States, resulting in substantial morbidity and... -
Structural Violence: Linking Food Insecurity and Gun Violence
Food insecurity (FI) and gun violence (GV) remain significant public health issues in the United States, resulting in substantial morbidity and...