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Hear from experts working to reduce firearm injury
Tarasoff and the clinician: problems in fulfilling the duty to protect
Guidelines to dealing with the Tarasoff doctrine and presentation of a three-part model--identifying the requirements of assessment, selection of a course of action, and implementation with clinical case examples.
No Duty to Warn in California: Now Unambiguously Solely a Duty to Protect
This article clarifies information about the Tarasoff duty in California law and therapists' clinical practice and duties after a determination that their patients are at risk for acting dangerously.
Back to the Past in California: A Temporary Retreat to a Tarasoff Duty to Warn
A historical synopsis of the Tarasoff duty to warn in California before the 2004 decisions and recent efforts in healthcare to remedy the legislation.
Psychiatric Malpractice Grand Rounds: The Tarasoff Dilemma
James L. Knoll IV, MD, provides forensic analysis on a duel case report: To Invoke or Not to Invoke: Tarasoff Is the Question, by Elliott B. Martin Jr, MD.
APA: Position Statement on Firearm Access, Acts of Violence and the Relationship to Mental Illness and Mental Health Services
The American Psychiatric Association's statement highlights the need to reduce morbidity and mortality related to firearm violence and lists its positions on numerous issues related to firearm ownership.
Care of the Psychiatric Patient in the Emergency Department – A Review of the Literature
A reference tool and guide, developed by the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), evaluating best practices for management and care of psychiatric patients admitted to the emergency department.
Is Your Safety On?
Talk with your friend or family member at risk of suicide about temporarily transferring their firearms. Adapted by the Utah Firearm Safety/Suicide Prevention Coalition in partnership with The Speedy Foundation.
Confiscated Weapons Petitions
Process, background, and types of petitions to confiscate a firearm or deadly weapon. Presented By: Jennifer Petrusis, Esq., Richards Watson, & Gershon- Attorneys at Law
How To Talk About Guns And Suicide | Emmy Betz | TEDxMileHigh
This talk was given at a TEDx event by injury prevention researcher and emergency physician Emmy Betz from the University of Colorado Hospital. She speaks on her experience in discussions about trauma, guns, and suicide.
How the public health approach can solve gun violence | Megan Ranney | TEDxProvidence
This talk was given at a TEDx event by emergency physician and AFFIRM Chief Research Officer Dr. Megan Ranney on what she has learned about gun violence, why public health can be a solution, and her mission to create change.
AFFIRM
AFFIRM's mission is to use a public health approach to solve firearm injury with research, evidence-based practice, and community partnerships.
Surprising Facts a Gun Owner Discovered In Her Research | Dr. Cassandra Crifasi | TEDxCollegePark
A talk given at a TEDx event by Dr. Crifasi on gun ownership research and her personal story of being a long-time gun owner. Dr. Crifasi is an Assistant Professor and Researcher at Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy and Research.