Background/ Purpose There is a dearth of studies that have examined unintentional firearm-related mortality in African–American (AA) youths. The purpose of this article is to assess the epidemiology of unintentional firearm mortality in AA youth, examine the risk...
Preventive medicine plays a central role in the reducing the number of deaths due to preventable causes of premature deaths. General Preventive Medicine Residency programs have not been studied in relation to training in this area. A three-wave mail survey was...
Objective Most suicides (60%) are committed with firearms, and most (80%) of individuals attempting suicide meet diagnostic criteria for mental illness. This study assessed the prevalence of firearm injury prevention training in psychiatric residency programs....
Objectives This study assessed college counselors’ anticipatory guidance on firearms for student clients. Participants The membership of the Association for University and College Counseling Center Directors was used to identify a national random sample of...
Context Firearms are used in the majority of college aged suicides and homicides. With recent efforts by various gun lobbying groups to have firearms more accessible to college students on campuses, there is the potential for more firearm-related morbidity and...
