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An Emerging Group of Researchers Is Changing Our …

WEBIt was a warm summer day in 2021 when graduate student Nazsa Baker got a phone call from a family member that would change her trajectory in urban health. Her …

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Gun Violence Affects Suicide Risk Among Black People, Study Finds

WEBBlack adults exposed to various forms of gun violence may be at significant risk of suicidal ideation at some point during their lifetime, according to the results of a …

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Top Doctors Ask Biden for a Landmark Report on Gun Violence

WEBDec 14, 2022. AP/Evan Vucci. A group of the country’s former top doctors have taken the unprecedented step of asking President Joe Biden to green-light a Surgeon General’s …

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Gun Violence by the Numbers in 2023

WEBThe number of mass shootings in 2023. 2023 has endured the second-highest number of mass shootings on record, falling only behind 2021, which saw 689 …

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Schools Invest in Mental Health for Gun Violence Prevention

WEBOklahoma is set to use $35 million in federal funding to hire 150 school counselors and 150 additional licensed mental health professionals. In the District of …

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Few U.S. States Ban Gun Buying After Mental Health Admission

WEBAfter an Emergency Mental Health Hospitalization, Few States Block Gun Purchases. October’s mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, was one of more than a dozen …

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Youth Gun Suicide Is Rising, Particularly Among Children of Color

WEBYouth Gun Suicide Is Rising, Particularly Among Children of Color. An American teenager took their life with a firearm every seven hours on average between …

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Biden Encourages States To Use Medicaid For Violence Prevention …

WEBIn an April webinar, Biden administration officials at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services advised state leaders that federal Medicaid dollars could cover …

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Gen Z Worries About Gun Violence All the Time, Survey Shows

WEBA new survey explores Gen Z's perception of gun violence and its effect on their daily lives. By Fairriona Magee. Sep 28, 2022. Joshua L. Jones/Athens Banner …

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Former CDC Leaders Say the Agency Could Do A Lot More to

WEBLinda Degutis is a former director of the Injury Center who resigned in 2014 in frustration over the agency’s inaction on gun violence prevention. “If 30,000 people were …

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Coming Soon: The First Batch of CDC-Funded Gun Violence …

WEBIn a push to revive funding for gun violence research, Congress allocated $25 million annually to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the …

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As Black Suicides Rise Sharply, Chicago Leaders Fall Short

WEBIn July, a city official told The Trace and the Sun-Times that the city would be releasing additional funds to address mental health, including several million for the …

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New Mexico’s Gun Carry Ban Isn’t a Longterm Solution

WEBUpdate: On September 13, a federal judge blocked part of New Mexico’s public health order. District Judge David Urias, an appointee of President Joe Biden, …

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Rising Black Suicides Draw Chicago Health Officials' Concern

WEBThe five-page alert, issued by the Chicago Health Alert Network (HAN) on November 5, says that suicides among Black Chicagoans have increased by more than 40 percent in 2020, when compared to a four-year average from 2016–2019.The report also found that Black residents have the highest rates of hospitalizations for suicide attempts. …

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Inside North Carolina’s First County Gun Violence Prevention Office

WEBMecklenburg is the first county in the state to open an office for violence prevention, the centerpiece of a growing public health effort to combat gun violence. By Chip Brownlee. Aug 29, 2023. The Mecklenburg County Office of Violence Prevention’s Clean Graffiti Awareness Campaign places messages on sidewalks in areas that see …

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Mental Health Support Is Key for Gun Violence Victims' Families

WEBThis March, Alexis Jackson worked tirelessly to make sure all the details of her oldest daughter’s Sweet 16 were perfect: a heart-shaped cake in Abe’bre’anna’s …

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What's the Relationship Between Mental Illness and Gun Violence

WEBLu is the lead author of a new study published by Preventive Medicine that examined the connection between mental health issues and firearm-related behaviors, …

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Behind Rochester, New York's Remarkable Drop in Gun Violence

WEBViolence fell in many places across the country last year; per crime researcher Jeff Asher, murders in 175 cities dropped by an average of 12 percent …

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Can Veteran-Led Training Make Suicide Prevention More Effective

WEBIf you’re experiencing suicidal thoughts or depression, help is available: You can call or text 988 toll-free; veterans can contact Veterans Crisis Chat, or receive …

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What Chicago Shootings Survivors Need for Recovery

WEBSurvivors need more access to mental health supports and economic opportunity to heal and get back on their feet. Mental health supports in the neighborhoods we work in, which have faced decades of disinvestment, are so scarce and not available to the people who truly need them most. On top of that, barriers to work, housing,and …

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After El Paso, Texas Republicans Put the Focus on Mental Health

WEBBut the 21-year-old suspect allegedly published a racist manifesto before the shooting, describing the attack as a “response to the Hispanic invasion of Texas.”. Still, …

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