Objective To specify the impact of first time gun carrying, by age, on violent behavior and gang membership in urban high risk youth. Methods A prospective longitudinal cohort study was conducted in Mobile, Alabama. This study compares first time gun carrying for...
In the wake of heightened concerns about gun violence and its impacts on youth, “what works” in gun violence prevention remains a critical public health concern. Gun violence prevention in the U.S. is increasingly interdisciplinary, involving both the...
Background and Objective Pediatric firearm injuries increased during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, but recent trends in firearm injury emergency department (ED) visits are not well described. We aimed to assess how pediatric firearm injury ED visits during...
Objectives Examine characteristics associated with firearm homicides of children aged 0–17 years precipitated by intimate partner violence (IPV). Methods Data were from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Violent Death Reporting System (49...
More US children and adolescents today die from firearms than any other cause, and many more sustain firearm injuries and survive. The clinical and economic impact of these firearm injuries on survivors and family members remains poorly understood. Using 2007–21...
