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Hear from experts working to reduce firearm injury
Nonfatal Gun Use in Intimate Partner Violence: A Systematic Review of the Literature
This studies examines the use of firearms in nonfatal events of abuse against women.
Firearm ownership and acquisition in California: findings from the 2018 California Safety and Well-being Survey.
This study explores recent characteristics of firearm ownership as well as acquisition in California.
“Hey, let me hold your guns for a while”: A qualitative study of messaging for firearm suicide prevention
This paper studies strategies for engaging at-risk individuals in conversations about firearm safety in a way that is respectful and culturally sensitive.
Firearms Risk Management in Psychiatric Care
Article that assessed the effectiveness of the firearms risk management program at the Twin Valley Psychiatric System of the Ohio Department of Mental Health.
The myth of “imminent” violence in psychiatry and the law
Article elucidating the definition of "imminent" violence as used in psychiatry and the law, and why it is an inaccurate use of the term.
Firearm Laws, Patients, and the Roles of Psychiatrists
Article examining the differences in firearms statutes across the US to highlight the responsibility of clinicians in understanding firearms statutes and restrictions for their mental health and/or substance abuse patients.
Clinical Psychologists’ Firearm Risk Management Perceptions and Practices
Study that investigated the perceptions of firearm safety issues and mental health among clinical psychologists and their practices of engaging in firearm risk management with their mental health patients.
Access to firearms: When and how do mental health clients become prohibited from owning guns?
A review of three clinical cases examining firearm legislation as it pertains to firearm ownership in people with mental illness.
Gun Violence, Mental Illness, And Laws That Prohibit Gun Possession: Evidence From Two Florida Counties
Article that explores gun-related suicide and perpetration of violence in people with serious mental illness, as well as the effectiveness of gun violence prevention by legal restrictions on firearm sales to people with a mental health history through two large Florida population studies.
Suicide rising across the US
Resource addressing the multifactorial causes of rising suicide rates in the US and ways to prevent suicide at each societal level.
Perpetration of violence, violent victimization, and severe mental illness: balancing public health concerns
Review examining published empirical studies on the perpetration of violence and victimization among people with severe mental illness.
The Association Between Serious Mental Health Problems and Violence: Some Common Assumptions and Misconceptions
Article that discusses the mental health problems associated with violence, the extent to which mental health can explain violence, and the screening instruments available to identify individuals with mental health problems who are most at risk for carrying a gun and committing violence.