by Admin2 | Jun 30, 2026
Purpose To characterize school handgun carrying and violence risk factors among rural youth. Methods Using a sample of rural youth (n = 1995), we quantified the proportion who carried a handgun to school, carried but not to school, and did not carry across grades 7–12...
by Admin2 | Aug 19, 2023
Importance Characterizing patterns of handgun carrying among adolescents and young adults can inform programs to reduce firearm-related harm. Longitudinal patterns of handgun carrying among rural adolescents have not been identified. Objectives To assess...
by Admin2 | Aug 19, 2023
Importance There is little information on upstream community-based interventions that reduce the prevalence of handgun carrying among adolescents, especially those growing up in rural areas. Objective To test whether Communities That Care (CTC), a...
