Psychology & Psychiatry
What are 'red flag' laws and how can they prevent gun violence?
California's red flag law, which allows people to obtain gun violence restraining orders (GVROs), went into effect seven years ago.
Jan 11, 2023
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News tagged with violence prevention
Psychology & Psychiatry
Vacant lot greening can reduce community crime and violence
Communities that are engaged in cleaning, mowing and repurposing vacant spaces are likely to experience greater reductions in violence and crime than neighborhoods that do not participate in these activities, according to ...
Oct 28, 2022
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Health
Safe gun storage programs are successful when they can be implemented
A secure firearm storage program in which pediatricians engage with parents on the importance of secure storage has been proven to help keep firearms out of the hands of young people. But a new study from scientists at Northwestern ...
Oct 19, 2022
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Health
Firearms violence prevention demands a public safety approach like regulation of motor vehicles
Each day, 28 U.S. children and teens —the equivalent of a high school classroom—die from gun violence, making it the No. 1 killer of youth through age 24. The national death rate is significantly higher than all other ...
Oct 8, 2022
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Health
US gun deaths reach new highs
Murders and suicides involving guns have reached an all-time high in the United States, health officials reported Thursday.
Oct 7, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Research highlights experiences of general and mental ill-health in sexual and ethnic minority individuals
Sexual and gender minority individuals have substantially higher risk for poorer health and well-being, and higher rates of adverse health-related behaviors. In Europe, most of this evidence comes from studies conducted on ...
Sep 2, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
There is an urgent need to prevent the lifelong damage caused by adverse childhood experiences
More than one-third of the population experiences adversity in childhood—including abuse, neglect or family violence—leaving hundreds of thousands in need of treatment.
Aug 23, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
New study is the first to show link between intimate partner violence, self-harm and suicidality in both men and women
Published in The Lancet Psychiatry, a new study is the first to show that intimate partner violence (IPV) is strongly associated with self-harm and suicidality in both men and women, and across all ages in England.
Jun 21, 2022
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Health informatics
Hospital database of serious injuries can be used to identify domestic violence and abuse
Domestic violence and abuse (DVA) could be identified in the future using an already established national database of serious injuries, according to new University of Bristol-led research. The pilot study, published in Injury ...
May 26, 2022
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Health
US gun deaths soared in 2020 amid pandemic: CDC
The number of gun deaths in the United States underwent an "historic" increase in 2020, possibly due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and poverty, according to a report by health authorities published Tuesday.
May 11, 2022
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