Results 21 to 30 of about 5,026 (165)
Experiences of violence in daily life among adults in California: a population-representative survey
Background Research on violence exposure emphasizes discrete acute events such as direct and witnessed victimization. Little is known about the broad range of experiences of violence (EVs) in daily life. This study assesses the prevalence and patterns of
Garen J. Wintemute +4 more
doaj +1 more source
Clinical strategies for reducing firearm suicide
Suicide is complex, with psychiatric, cultural, and socioeconomic roots. Though mental illnesses like depression contribute to risk for suicide, access to lethal means such as firearms is considered a key risk factor for suicide, and half of suicides in ...
Rocco Pallin, Amy Barnhorst
doaj +1 more source
Guns, violence, politics: the gyre widens
Inter-related sustained upward trends in firearm purchasing, violence, and political extremism are converging to put the USA at risk for disaster and threaten our future as a democracy.
Garen J. Wintemute
doaj +1 more source
Background Firearm violence is a significant public health problem in the United States. A surge in firearm purchasing following the onset of the coronavirus pandemic may have contributed to an increase in firearm violence.
Julia P. Schleimer +8 more
doaj +1 more source
Violence is defined as “the intentional use of physical force or power, threatened or actual, against oneself, another person, or against a group or community, that either results in or has a high likelihood of resulting in injury, death, psychological ...
Shani A.L. Buggs +2 more
doaj +1 more source
Daycare shooting in Thailand: Time to address firearm violence as a global health issue
On 6 October 2022, a daycare shooting incident happened in Thailand. It is the deadliest mass shooting in Southeast Asian (SEA) countries and one of the many incidents contributing to the global epidemic of firearm‐related preventable violence.
Yasmine Syifa Nabila Budi +4 more
doaj +1 more source
Firearm violence: a neglected “Global Health” issue
Populations around the world are facing an increasing burden of firearm violence on mortality and disability. While firearm violence affects every country globally, the burden is significantly higher in many low- and middle-income countries.
Meghan Werbick +3 more
doaj +1 more source
Measuring gun violence in police data sources: transitioning to NIBRS
Background The majority of gun violence in the United States does not result in physical injury and therefore cannot be completely measured using hospital data.
Susan T. Parker
doaj +1 more source
Media reports on interpersonal firearm violence largely present it as a crime issue focused on individual shooting events. This episodic framing can undermine support for public health solutions to firearm violence.
Jessica H. Beard +5 more
doaj +1 more source
Background Firearm violence is a unique public health crisis in the USA (US). A majority of U.S. physicians believe they should discuss firearm safety with patients.
Natalie Kucirek +3 more
doaj +1 more source

