Objective To describe the demographic, injury-related, and mental health characteristics of firearm injury patients and trace firearm weapon carriage and PTSD symptoms over the year after injury. Summary and Background Data Based on the increasing incidence of...
Background Patients with firearm injuries are at high risk of subsequent arrest and injury following hospital discharge. We sought to evaluate the effect of a 6-month joint hospital- and community-based low-intensity intervention on risk of arrest and injury among...
The prevalence of witnessed community violence (WCV) amongst urban populations in the USA is striking. WCV can be harmful to one’s psychological health, and for mothers, the consequences may be more far-reaching as their mental health affects parenting and child...
Background Risk for violent victimization or crime perpetration after firearm-related hospitalization (FRH) must be determined to inform the need for future interventions. Objective To compare the risk for subsequent violent injury, death, or crime perpetration among...
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...
