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Hear from experts working to reduce firearm injury
2019 National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report
A report addressing firearm suicide in the veteran population in the U.S. up until 2017.
Incidence, Distribution, and Lethality of Firearm Injuries in California From 2005 to 2015.
A description of the incidence and distribution of nonfatal firearm injuries and estimate case fatality ratios for firearm injuries within California from 2005 to 2015.
Firearms in Frail Hands: An ADL or A Public Health Crisis!
Challenges, barriers, screening, and recommendations for firearm access and safety among older adults with neurocognitive disorders.
Firearms, Dementia, and the Clinician: Development of a Safety Counseling Protocol
A firearm safety counseling protocol tool for dementia patients developed based on literature reviews from several databases.
“Safety in Dementia”: Development of an Online Caregiver Tool for Firearm, Driving, and Home Safety.
The paper discusses a decision aid for caregivers of individual's with dementia on how to improve their safety in the home, while driving, and when they have firearm access.
Suicide Risk in Alzheimer’s Disease: A Systematic Review
A literature review of risk factors and protective factors for suicide and the association between suicide risk and Alzheimer's disease.
Violence In Older Adults: Scope, Impact, Challenges, And Strategies For Prevention
Risk factors, challenges, and recommendations for prevention of various forms of violence self-directed or directed towards older adults.
Racial and ethnic estimates of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias in the United States (2015-2060) in adults aged ≥65 years.
Estimates on the future burden of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias in the United States.
Temporary Transfer of Firearms From the Home to Prevent Suicide: Legal Obstacles and Recommendations
A summary of obstacles and recommendations on state firearm laws regarding temporary transfers for clinicians to effectively counsel their patients at-risk of suicide.
Law, Ethics, and Conversations between Physicians and Patients about Firearms in the Home
A discussion on state background check laws for gun transfers, safe gun storage laws, and laws forbidding physicians from engaging in certain firearm-related conversations with their patients.
Firearm Storage Maps: A Pragmatic Approach to Reduce Firearm Suicide During Times of Risk
A discussion about lethal means safety efforts in Colorado with firearm storage maps.
Law Enforcement and Gun Retailers as Partners for Safely Storing Guns to Prevent Suicide: A Study in 8 Mountain West States.
Analysis on the extent to which law enforcement agencies and gun retailers are willing to offer voluntary, temporary storage as part of a suicide prevention effort.