by Shannon | Aug 10, 2023
Gun-related suicide and homicide are leading causes of death among children. Little is known about the effectiveness of screening for gun ownership in primary care. We examined positive gun ownership screens over a 2.5-year period in a pediatric primary care clinic....
by Shannon | Jul 12, 2023
In 2018, 1729 children under 18 years of age died as a result of firearm injuries. Of those children, 41% died as a result of firearm suicide or an unintentional firearm injury. When a child attempts suicide or unintentionally injures himself/herself with a firearm,...
by Shannon | Nov 28, 2022
Locked-up and unloaded firearm storage is a tenet of injury prevention campaigns to decrease children’s access to firearms. This study cohort describes the reported presence of, storage mechanisms for, and children’s perceived access to firearms. Parent-child dyads (n...
