view article - For Youth Gun Violence, Context Matters 03.03.2021 view article - For Youth Gun Violence, Context Matters Health Equity Violence For Youth Gun Violence, Context Matters Media coverage of incidents of gun violence often focuses on characteristics of individual perpetrators. Contextual factors, including gun access and violent crime at the population level, receive far less attention. Guest Author Lauren Gonzales
view article - Under the Gun 01.14.2021 view article - Under the Gun Health Equity Violence Under the Gun Poverty has long been seen as one of the biggest risk factors for violent victimization and firearm-related-crimes. Guest Authors Marie Crandall, Rugaieh Abaza
view article - Checking for Guns 01.11.2021 view article - Checking for Guns Health Equity Violence Checking for Guns The impulse of Americans to buy guns in the face of social upheaval reflects Americans' perceptions of fear and safety. Fellow Edward Alexander
view article - Guns and Our Youth 11.24.2020 view article - Guns and Our Youth Health Equity Child and Adolescent Health Guns and Our Youth Eighteen to 20-year-olds account for only 4% of the population, yet they are responsible for causing as many as 17% of gun-related deaths. Fellow Pat Williams
view article - Right to Bear Opinion 06.26.2020 view article - Right to Bear Opinion Health Equity Violence Right to Bear Opinion Guns laws have evolved since 2015. What hasn’t changed since then is that the majority of US citizens continue to support many gun safety policies. Fellow Tasha McAbee
view article - Scripts After School Shootings 03.23.2020 view article - Scripts After School Shootings Mental & Behavioral Health Mental Health Scripts After School Shootings School shootings in America have become something of a new norm, yet little is known about how survivors cope over the following months and years. Fellow Edward Alexander
view article - Wrong-to-Carry Laws 03.18.2020 view article - Wrong-to-Carry Laws Health Equity Violence Wrong-to-Carry Laws States passed right-to-carry laws under the expectation that they would decrease crimes. Evidence now contradicts the basic premise of right-to-carry laws. Fellow Greg Kantor
view article - Contributions to Congress 01.16.2020 view article - Contributions to Congress Health Equity Policy Contributions to Congress Political Action Committees supported by physician organizations may be unknowingly giving to candidates and legislators who oppose firearm safety measures. Fellow Julia Garcia
view article - The Greening of Vacant Lots 07.16.2019 view article - The Greening of Vacant Lots Environment Environmental Health The Greening of Vacant Lots In a reversal of the broken window theory, greened lots restored a sense of pride and belonging to neighborhoods, discouraging crime and gun violence. Fellow Greg Kantor