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Firearm suicide decedents in the Republic of Ireland, 1980–2005 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Objectives To compare the sociodemographic characteristics of firearms suicide decedents and other suicide decedents in the Republic of Ireland between 1980 and 2005.
Kola, Susanna   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Use of immigration status for coercive control in domestic violence protection orders

open access: yesFrontiers in Sociology, 2023
In the context of domestic violence (DV), immigration-related circumstances can be exploited by an abuser to coerce and manipulate their partner. Using an intersectional structural framework, we examine how social structures overlaid with immigration ...
Aisha Alsinai   +16 more
doaj   +1 more source

The burden of firearm injuries on the hospital system, 2000–2020

open access: yesInjury Epidemiology, 2023
Background Firearm injuries are a long-running yet preventable public health concern in the USA. We analyzed national inpatient data to determine the burden of firearm injuries on the USA hospital system.
Anis Davoudi, Lindsey Woodworth
doaj   +1 more source

Life experiences associated with change in perpetration of domestic violence

open access: yesInjury Epidemiology, 2020
Background This study assessed whether several adult life experiences, including loss of support, loss of food security, loss of housing, and substance use cessation, are associated with change in domestic violence (DV) perpetration from early to later ...
Avanti Adhia   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comparing Firearm Proxies to Legal Firearm Prevalence in Massachusetts

open access: yes, 2022
This project introduces legal firearm prevalence, a measure based on the population of firearm licenses in Massachusetts, in order to evaluate candidate proxies for firearm prevalence in a variety of research ...
Meagan Cahill   +3 more
core   +3 more sources

Firearm-related experiences and perceptions among United States male veterans: A qualitative interview study

open access: yes, 2020
Background/ObjectiveMale veterans ages 55–74 comprise a disproportionate number of suicide deaths among United States veterans, for whom a majority of suicides are firearm-related.
Brooke Dorsey Holliman (5998775)   +9 more
core   +1 more source

Survey of Washington clinicians’ willingness to use and preferences related to extreme risk protection orders

open access: yesPreventive Medicine Reports, 2022
Extreme Risk Protection Orders (ERPOs) temporarily restrict access to firearms if an individual is deemed a significant risk of harm to themselves or others.
Emma L. Gause   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Firearm Homicide and Firearm Suicide: Opposite but Equal [PDF]

open access: yesPublic Health Reports®, 2004
Objective. Homicide and suicide are intentional acts of violence that disproportionately involve firearms. Much more effort has been devoted to the ecological study of homicide; methods that have been developed to better understand and subsequently prevent homicide may be applicable to suicide.
Charles C, Branas   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Association of state-level factors with rate of firearm-related deaths

open access: yesSurgery Open Science, 2023
Background: Over 48,000 people died by firearm in the United States in 2021. Firearm violence has many inciting factors, but the full breadth of associations has not been characterized.
Emily A. Grimsley, MD   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Firearm Storage and Firearm Suicide

open access: yesJAMA Network Open
ImportanceSuicide-prevention interventions often recommend removing firearms from the homes of individuals at elevated risk of suicide or, short of removal, locking and unloading all household firearms. The recommendation to remove firearms is based on strong and consistent evidence.
Miller, Matthew   +5 more
openaire   +2 more sources

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