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Frequency of lethal means assessment among emergency department patients with a positive suicide risk screen

by admin | Feb 3, 2020

Prior work from surveys and limited populations suggests many emergency department (ED) patients with suicide risk do not have documented lethal means assessments (e.g., being asked about home firearms). The specific objectives of this study were to, in an ED with...

Association of Increased Safe Household Firearm Storage With Firearm Suicide and Unintentional Death Among US Youths

by admin | Feb 3, 2020

Importance  Firearm injury is the second leading cause of death in the United States for children and young adults. The risk of unintentional and self-inflicted firearm injury is lower when all household firearms are stored locked. Objective  To estimate the reduction...

Impact of Firearm Availability and Gun Regulation on State Suicide Rates

by admin | Feb 3, 2020

Past studies on suicide have investigated the association of firearm ownership and suicide risk in the United States. The aim of the present study was to build on previous work by examining the impact of firearm storage practices and the strictness of firearm...

Circumstances and Outcomes of a Firearm Seizure Law: Marion County, Indiana, 2006–2013

by admin | Feb 3, 2020

Indiana statute allows police to seize firearms without a warrant if the officer believes a person meets the law’s definition of “dangerous.” Review of the use of this law in Marion County (Indianapolis), Indiana, showed that prosecutors filed petitions in court...

Firearm Ownership and Acquisition Among Parents With Risk Factors for Self-Harm or Other Violence

by admin | Feb 3, 2020

Ninety-three percent of parents interviewed were women. Overall, 19.6% of families reported keeping a firearm in the home. After adjustment for confounders, history of depression (aOR 1.36, 95% CI 1.04–1.77), binge drinking (aOR 1.75, 95% CI 1.14–2.68), and illicit...
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