by Admin2 | Sep 11, 2026
Background Illinois experienced a historic firearm violence surge in 2016 with a decline to baseline rates in 2018. This study aimed to understand this 2016 surge through the direct accounts of violence prevention community-based organisations (CBOs) in Illinois....
by admin | Dec 8, 2021
Rationale Given the widespread availability of firearms, high prevalence of gun violence in the U.S., and the intersection of race, cumulative violence and adverse mental health outcomes, it is important to understand the mental health consequences of exposure to gun...
by admin | Dec 4, 2021
For hospital-based violence intervention programs (HVIPs), gun violence intervention and the treatment of firearm-related injuries for male survivors require a sui generis network of team members that includes physicians, caseworkers, mental health care providers, and...
by admin | Nov 29, 2021
With a reduction in primary barriers to healthcare access as a result of the Affordable Care Act, there is an increased need to address secondary barriers faced by low-income young Black male survivors of violent injury. While transportation is often characterized as...
by admin | Feb 3, 2020
Objectives This study identified behavioral and psychosocial/interpersonal factors in young adolescence that are associated with handgun carrying in later adolescence. Methods A sample of 2200 high school students was surveyed at 9th grade and again at 12th grade....
