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An Emerging Group of Researchers Is Changing Our …

WEBIt was a warm summer day in 2021 when graduate student Nazsa Baker got a phone call from a family member that would change her trajectory in urban health. Her …

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Coming Soon: The First Batch of CDC-Funded Gun Violence …

WEBIn a push to revive funding for gun violence research, Congress allocated $25 million annually to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the …

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Gun Violence by the Numbers in 2023

WEBThe number of mass shootings in 2023. 2023 has endured the second-highest number of mass shootings on record, falling only behind 2021, which saw 689 …

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Gun Violence Affects Suicide Risk Among Black People, Study Finds

WEBBlack adults exposed to various forms of gun violence may be at significant risk of suicidal ideation at some point during their lifetime, according to the results of a …

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How High Are U.S. Gun Violence Rates, Compared to Other …

WEBNo other country compared. There were 13,000 firearm murders in the U.S. in 2019, according to IHME — about 7 percent of all the murders counted in its database of …

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Could a Holistic Approach to Gun Violence Reporting Help Victims

WEBIn the fall of 2022, when I first started working at The Trace, I had the opportunity to attend the Association of Health Care Journalists’ summit on reporting on …

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How Much Are Americans Paying for Gun Violence

WEBAccording to the latest available data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in 2020, medical expenses for firearm injuries totaled $289.5 million. But …

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What If the CDC Could Track Gun Violence Like a Virus

WEBThe system shows promise for improving national-level data, but getting truly accurate statistics will still take time. Nevertheless, FASTER is already providing …

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Gen Z Worries About Gun Violence All the Time, Survey Shows

WEBA new survey explores Gen Z's perception of gun violence and its effect on their daily lives. By Fairriona Magee. Sep 28, 2022. Joshua L. Jones/Athens Banner …

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Youth Gun Suicide Is Rising, Particularly Among Children of Color

WEBYouth Gun Suicide Is Rising, Particularly Among Children of Color. An American teenager took their life with a firearm every seven hours on average between …

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Biden Encourages States To Use Medicaid For Violence Prevention …

WEBIn an April webinar, Biden administration officials at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services advised state leaders that federal Medicaid dollars could cover …

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Schools Invest in Mental Health for Gun Violence Prevention

WEBOklahoma is set to use $35 million in federal funding to hire 150 school counselors and 150 additional licensed mental health professionals. In the District of …

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What's the Relationship Between Mental Illness and Gun Violence

WEBLu is the lead author of a new study published by Preventive Medicine that examined the connection between mental health issues and firearm-related behaviors, …

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New Mexico’s Gun Carry Ban Isn’t a Longterm Solution

WEBUpdate: On September 13, a federal judge blocked part of New Mexico’s public health order. District Judge David Urias, an appointee of President Joe Biden, …

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Mental Health Support Is Key for Gun Violence Victims' Families

WEBFor many Americans who lose a loved one to gun violence, or are experiencing trauma related to violence, accessing mental health care and support can be difficult. Research has found that the likelihood of psychiatric diagnoses increased by 52 percent following a shooting. Correlating research shows that marginalized communities, …

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Few U.S. States Ban Gun Buying After Mental Health Admission

WEBAfter an Emergency Mental Health Hospitalization, Few States Block Gun Purchases. October’s mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, was one of more than a dozen …

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As Black Suicides Rise Sharply, Chicago Leaders Fall Short

WEBIn July, a city official told The Trace and the Sun-Times that the city would be releasing additional funds to address mental health, including several million for the …

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Behind Rochester, New York's Remarkable Drop in Gun Violence

WEBViolence fell in many places across the country last year; per crime researcher Jeff Asher, murders in 175 cities dropped by an average of 12 percent …

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Thirty Years On, How The Brady Bill Changed Gun Buying

WEBHow 30 Years of Federal Background Checks Changed Gun Buying, by the Numbers. To mark the anniversary of the 1993 Brady Bill, The Trace charted the …

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After El Paso, Texas Republicans Put the Focus on Mental Health

WEBBut the 21-year-old suspect allegedly published a racist manifesto before the shooting, describing the attack as a “response to the Hispanic invasion of Texas.”. Still, Abbott and Republicans nationwide one again pointed to mental illness immediately after the back-to-back shootings in El Paso and Dayton, Ohio.

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