- The cost of firearm deaths in the United States: Reduced life expectancies and increased insurance costs
Author:
Lemaire, J.
Date:
2005
Publication:
Journal of Risk and Insurance
Topics:
Accidents/Unintentional, Ethnicity, Gender, Homicide, Suicide, U.S./National
Keywords:
Cost, Life insurance, Life lost, UNITED States, Violence
Data from the National Center for Health Statistics, the Centers for Disease Control and prevention, and the U.S. Census Bureau were used to calculate the “cost” of firearms deaths in the U.S. in terms... read more >
- Early violent death among delinquent youth: A prospective longitudinal study
Author:
Teplin, L. A. / McClelland, G. M. / Abram, K. M. / Mileusnic, D.
Date:
2005
Publication:
Pediatrics
Link to Published Abstract
Topics:
Age Group, Ethnicity, Gender, Homicide, Local
Keywords:
Adolescent, Chicago, Health disparities, Juvenile Justice, Mortality
This study examines the prevalence of death by age 24 among 1,829 youth (aged 10-18 years) who were in the juvenile justice system in Chicago. The death rate was then compared to the death rate for youth... read more >
- Child and adolescent suicides in Virginia: 1987 to 2003
Author:
Vieweg, W. V. / Linker, J. A. / Anum, E. A. / Turf, E. / Pandurangi, A. K. / Sood, B. / Fierro, M. F. / Fernandez, A.
Date:
2005
Publication:
J Child Adolesc Psychopharmacol
Link to Published Abstract
Topics:
Age Group, Ethnicity, Gender, State, Suicide
Keywords:
Adolescent, Child, Ethnic groups, Suicide, Virginia
The article describes a retrospective study of youth suicides (ages 10-17 years) in Virginia from 1987-2003. The authors analyzed medical examiner data. Suicides accounted for 17% of the “unnatural” deaths... read more >
- Recreational gun use by California adolescents
Author:
Vittes, K. A. / Sorenson, S. B.
Date:
2005
Publication:
Health Education & Behavior
Link to Published Abstract
Topics:
Age Group, Ethnicity, Gender, Recreational Use, State
Keywords:
Adolescent, Ownership, Risk-Taking, Safety, Socioeconomic Factors
Using data from the California Health Interview Survey, this article describes the prevalence of hunting and target shooting among California adolescents (ages 12-17 years). Twenty-two percent reported... read more >
- Community norms on toy guns
Author:
Cheng, T. L. / Brenner, R. A. / Wright, J. L. / Sachs, H. C. / Moyer, P. / Rao, M.
Date:
2003
Publication:
Pediatrics
Topics:
Age Group, Ethnicity, Gender, Local, Social Science
Keywords:
Children, community norm, toy gun play
The authors evaluated community norms regarding toy gun play from the perspective from the parents’ perspective, administering a self-report questionnaire on child rearing attitudes, practice, and sociodemographic... read more >
- Self-report weapon possession in school and patterns of early adolescent adjustment in rural african american youth
Author:
Estell, D. B. / Farmer, T. W. / Cairns, B. D. / Clemmer, J. T.
Date:
2003
Publication:
J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol
Topics:
Age Group, Ethnicity, Gender, Gun Carrying, Urban/Rural
Keywords:
African American, Youth, aggression, risk factor, weapon carrier
The authors examined weapon carrying in school among rural African American youth, selecting a sample of 345 (189 boys, 156 girls) sixth-grade children from the two poorest counties in a Southern state... read more >
- Effects of gun admonitions on the behaviors and attitudes of school-aged boys
Author:
Hardy, M. S.
Date:
2003
Publication:
J Dev Behav Pediatr
Topics:
Age Group, Ethnicity, Gender, Social Science, Students
Keywords:
African-American, Behavior, admonition, boy, gun
The author evaluated the impact of gun admonitions on boys’ preferences for and behavior in the presence of a gun, using a sample of 55, mostly African-American, boys from a summer camp for disadvantaged... read more >
- Suicide among North Carolina women, 1989-93: information from two data sources
Author:
Runyan, C. W. / Moracco, K. E. / Dulli, L. / Butts, J.
Date:
2003
Publication:
Inj Prev
Topics:
Age Group, Ethnicity, Gender, Suicide, Surveillance/Data Collection
Keywords:
Suicide, medical examiner, racial minority, suicide precursor
The authors examined characteristics and precursors of suicides among women aged 15 and older in North Carolina from 1989 to 1993, using medical examiner’s reports. They identified 882 suicides, suggesting... read more >
- Psychosocial needs of young persons who are victims of interpersonal violence
Author:
Zun, L. S. / Rosen, J. M.
Date:
2003
Publication:
Pediatric Emergency Care
Topics:
Age Group, Crime, Ethnicity, Gender, Medical, Social Science
Keywords:
Adolescent, African American, Male, psychosocial need
In this descriptive study, the authors assessed the psychosocial needs of victims of interpersonal violence, using a sample of 112 such victims aged 10 to 24 years and a specialized evaluation tool administered... read more >
- The Epidemiology of Firearm Suicide in the United States
Author:
Romero, M. P. / Wintemute, G. J.
Date:
2002
Publication:
J Urban Health
Link to Published Abstract
Topics:
Age Group, Ethnicity, Gender, Suicide, U.S./National
Keywords:
Adolescent, Firearms, National Center for Health Statistics, Suicide, UNITED States
The authors describe the epidemiology of firearm suicide in the United States from 1980 to 1998, using data from the National Center for Health Statistics Mortality Files. They found that rates of firearm... read more >
- Adolescents Carrying Handguns and Taking Them to School: Psychosocial Correlates among Public School Students in Illinois
Author:
Williams, S. S. / Mulhall, P. F. / Reis, J. S. / DeVille, J. O.
Date:
2002
Publication:
J Adolesc
Link to Published Abstract
Topics:
Age Group, Ethnicity, Gender, State
Keywords:
Adolescent Behavior, Adult, Cross-Sectional Studies, Firearms, Illinois
The authors examined psychosocial correlates of adolescents carrying a handgun and bringing a handgun to school, using data from a survey of 21,981 public school students in 6th, 8th, and 10th grades... read more >

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