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Mental Illness and Gun Violence

WEBIndeed, around one in five Americans (43.4 million) have a diagnosed mental illness in a given year and one in 25 Americans (9.8 million) have a serious mental illness, such as …

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Gun Violence in the United States

WEBBackground. Gun violence is a public health epidemic in the United States. Every year nearly 40,000 Americans are killed by guns, including more than 23,000 who die by …

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Prevent Firearm Suicide

WEBIn 2019, the firearm suicide rate ranged from a high of 19.08 firearm suicides per 100,000 people in Wyoming to a low of 1.71 firearm suicides per 100,000 people in New Jersey. …

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Gun Violence Research

WEBBackground. On average, more than 37,000 Americans are killed by guns every year. Over the last 10 years (2009-2018), the overall gun death rate increased 18% (from 10.07 to …

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Community Gun Violence

WEBCommunity gun violence is a form of interpersonal gun violence (assaults) that takes place between non-intimately related individuals in cities. This form of gun violence …

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Suicide Risk Factors

WEBSuicide by firearm is almost always deadly — 9 out of 10 firearm suicide attempts result in death.1. By comparison, the most frequently chosen suicide attempt method of …

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Firearm Licensing

WEBFirearm licensing requires an individual to qualify for and obtain a license before purchasing or or owning a firearm. In most states, the process includes completing an application at …

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Report: New Extreme Risk Protection Order …

WEBFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 28, 2020 MEDIA CONTACT: Samantha Kupferman, West End Strategy Team [email protected]; …

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Domestic Violence and Firearms

WEBDomestic violence is a pattern of verbal, physical, emotional, and/or sexual abuse in any relationship that is used by a partner to gain or maintain power and control over the …

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Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions

WEBThe Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions will continue to bring a public health lens to reduce gun violence in the U.S., focusing on research while expanding evidence …

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The Public Health Approach to Gun Violence Prevention

WEB3 Introduction Each day more than 100 Americans die by firearms and nearly 200 are shot and injured. These deaths are preventable. A comprehensive public health approach is …

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Racial Equity Impact Assessment Tool for Gun Violence Prevention

WEBDeveloped in partnership with many stakeholders across the gun violence prevention movement, this racial equity framework is a resource that can be used by policymakers, …

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Maryland The Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence

WEBOver the last 10 years (2010-2019), the overall gun death rate in Maryland increased 15%. Increases in the homicide rate contributed to the overall change over the course of the …

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INVESTING IN COMMUNITY-BASED GUN VIOLENCE …

WEBefsgv.org Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence March 2020 REFERENCES 1 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Homicide …

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THE ROOT CAUSES OF GUN VIOLENCE

WEBefsgv.org Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence March 2020 REFERENCES 1 Rowhani-Rahbar A, Quistberg DA, Morgan ER, Hajat A, & Rivara FP. (2019). Income inequality …

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