+ Successful public policy change in California: firearms and youth resources
- Author:
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Wallack, L. / Winett, L. / Lee, A.
- Date:
- 2005
- Publication:
- J Public Health Policy
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Age Group, Legislation and Policy, Local, Prevention, State
- Keywords:
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California, Child, Legislation & jurisprudence, Public Policy, Violence prevention
In the early 1990s, the U.S. – and California in particular – saw unprecedented rates of gun violence and homicide. This led to the founding of the California Foundation, one component of which was the...
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+ Children and firearms in the home: a Southwestern Ohio Ambulatory Research Network (SOAR-Net) study
- Author:
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Forbis, S. G. / McAllister, T. R. / Monk, S. M. / Schlorman, C. A. / Stolfi, A. / Pascoe, J. M.
- Date:
- 2007
- Publication:
- J Am Board Fam Med
- Topics:
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Education/Counseling, Ownership, Prevention, Public Opinion, State, Storage
- Keywords:
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Adolescent, OHIO, Physician
Twenty-four percent of parents, responding to a survey in pediatricians’ offices in Southwestern Ohio, reported having at least one gun at home, and 52% (48% of non-gun owners and 66% of gun owners) reported...
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+ Suicide Acts in 8 States: Incidence and Case Fatality Rates by Demographics and Method.
- Author:
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Spicer, R. S / Miller, T.R.
- Date:
- 2000
- Publication:
- American Journal of Public Health
- Topics:
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Ethnicity, Legislation and Policy, Prevention, State, Suicide
- Keywords:
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Case fatality rates, Incidence, Suicide, demographics
To examine the frequency of medically confirmed suicidal acts and death rates by age, sex, race, and method used, data on 10,892 suicides and 57,439 attempted suicides among hospital-admitted individuals...
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+ Bad risk? An overview of laws prohibiting possession of firearms by individuals with a history of treatment for mental illness
- Author:
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Simpson, J. R.
- Date:
- 2007
- Publication:
- J Am Acad Psychiatry Law
- Topics:
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Legislation and Policy, Mental Health, Prevention, State, U.S./National
- Keywords:
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MENTAL health, Practitioner, possession
This article provides an overview of federal and state laws that restrict possession of firearms by people identified as mentally ill and a danger to themselves or others. It reviews the evolution of...
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+ Unintentional and undetermined firearm related deaths: a preventable death analysis for three safety devices
- Author:
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Vernick, J. S. / O'Brien, M. / Hepburn, L. M. / Johnson, S. B. / Webster, D. W. / Hargarten, S. W.
- Date:
- 2003
- Publication:
- Injury Prevention
- Topics:
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Prevention, Public Health, State
- Keywords:
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loaded chamber indicator, magazine safety, personalization device, safety device, unintentional firearm death
The authors evaluated the proportion of unintentional firearms deaths that could be prevented using three safety devices, namely personalization devices, loaded chamber indicators (LCIs), and magazine...
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