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Witnessing Community Violence, Gun Carrying, and Associations with Substance Use and Suicide Risk Among High School Students

by Shannon | Aug 27, 2023

Community violence, including homicides involving firearms, is a significant public health concern. From 2019 to 2020, firearm-related homicides increased by 39% for youths and young adults aged 10–24 years, and rates of suicide by firearm increased by approximately...

Gun Carrying Among Youths, by Demographic Characteristics, Associated Violence Experiences, and Risk Behaviors—United States, 2017–2019

by Shannon | Aug 3, 2023

Suicide and homicide are the second and third leading causes of death, respectively, among youths aged 14-17 years (1); nearly one half (46%) of youth suicides and most (93%) youth homicides result from firearm injuries (1). Understanding youth gun carrying and...

First Reports Evaluating the Effectiveness of Strategies for Preventing Violence

by Shannon | Jul 18, 2023

During 2000-2002, the Task Force on Community Preventive Services (the Task Force), an independent nonfederal task force, conducted a systematic review of scientific evidence regarding the effectiveness of firearms laws in preventing violence, including violent...

Characteristics of School-Associated Youth Homicides – United States, 1994-2018

by admin | Aug 1, 2020

Patterns in single- and multiple-victim school-associated homicide rates differ, and both fluctuate annually. Single-victim homicide rates remained stable overall during 1994–2016. School-associated single-victim homicides share characteristics with youth homicides in...

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