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Hear from experts working to reduce firearm injury
Man Therapy
Man Therapy is a campaign that provides resources and tools for men to discuss and address mental health and suicide. The goals of the campaign are to improve social norms around men's mental health, to increase help-seeking behavior among men, and to reduce the rates of suicide in the long-term.
Firearm Suicide Prevention
A Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) educational video on preventing suicide by firearms.
Report of the Council on Science and Public Health: The Physician’s Role in Firearm Safety. Chicago: American Medical Association; 2018
Based on the findings from a conference titled, “Preventing Gun Violence: Moving from Crisis to Action,” members of the Council on Science and Public Health created this report highlighting their recommendations for improving physician training around firearm counseling and minimizing access to firearms for at-risk individuals.
Recommendations from the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma’s Firearm Strategy Team (FAST) Workgroup: Chicago Consensus I
This report by the American College of Surgeons Firearm Strategy Team (FAST) Workgroup encourages dialogues about firearm safety to involve firearm owners' input.
AAST Statement on Firearm Injury
Statement by the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma on strengthening firearm safety.
Reducing Firearm Injuries and Deaths in the United States: A Position Paper from the American College of Physicians
The American College of of Physicians build and expand on their prior statements and recommendations addressing firearm-related injuries and deaths as a public health crisis.
Firearm-related Injury and Death in the United States: A Call to Action from 8 Health Professional Organizations and the American Bar Association
Seven physician professional societies representing most U.S. physicians come together in this article to provide their recommendations on limiting firearm violence.
Rates of Violence in Patients Classified as High Risk by Structured Risk Assessment Instrument
This paper found that the rate of violence in individuals classified as high risk by structured risk assessment instruments (SRAIs) shows substantial variation, highlighting the need for caution when using this data to inform governance.
Mental Health Professionals’ Duty to Warn
This resource details state-specific laws regarding mental health professionals' duty to disclose information about patients who may become violent.
Effects of Risk-based Firearm Seizure Laws in Connecticut and Indiana on Suicide Rates, 1981-2015
This study examining the effects of firearm seizure laws in two states found long-term reduced population-level firearm suicide rates.
Implementation and Effectiveness of Connecticut’s Riskbased Gun Removal Law: Does it Prevent Suicides?
This paper looks at the effectiveness of state laws in Connecticut that aim to remove firearms from at-risk individuals on reducing firearm related death.
American College of Physicians Ethics, Professionalism, and Human Rights Committee. American College of Physicians ethics manual: sixth edition
The American College of Physicians (ACP) Ethics Manual covers emerging issues in medical ethics.