+ Keeping children safe around guns: Pitfalls and promises
- Author:
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Hardy, Marjorie S.
- Date:
- 2006
- Publication:
- Aggression & Violent Behavior
- Topics:
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Accidents/Unintentional, Age Group, Education/Counseling, Legislation and Policy, Prevention
- Keywords:
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CHILDREN & death, CHILDREN -- Wounds & injuries, DEATH -- Causes, HEALTH
The author reviewed the more commonly used approaches designed to prevent firearm violence and unintentional injury and examine their effectiveness. The approaches reviewed included legislative reform,...
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+ Reductions In Firearm-Related Mortality And Hospitalizations In Brazil After Gun Control
- Author:
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de Souza, Maria de Fátima Marinho / Macinko, James / Alencar, Airlane Pereira / Malta, Deborah Carvalho / de Morais Neto, Otaliba Libânio
- Date:
- 2007
- Publication:
- Health Affairs
- Topics:
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Accidents/Unintentional, Homicide, Law Enforcement, Legislation and Policy, Prevention, Suicide
- Keywords:
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Brazil, GUN control
In October 2003, Brazil passed laws making it illegal to own unregistered guns, to carry guns outside one’s home or business, to sell guns without a background check, and to buy a gun before the age of...
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+ Self-inflicted accidental gunshot wounds
- Author:
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Chung, Yung A.
- Date:
- 2003
- Publication:
- Legal Medicine
- Topics:
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Accidents/Unintentional, Education/Counseling, Local, Prevention, Public Health
- Keywords:
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medical examiner, self-inflicted gun death, toy gun, unintentional gunshot wound
The author examines toy gun designs that mirror current weapon designs, by reviewing all firearm deaths a Michigan county using medical examiner’s records from 1990 to 2000. He found an average of 500...
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+ Reducing gun carrying by youth
- Author:
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Ash, P. / Kellerman, A. L.
- Date:
- 2001
- Publication:
- Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med
- Topics:
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Adolescent, Gun Carrying, Law Enforcement, Legislation and Policy, Prevention
- Keywords:
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Adolescent, Gun carrying, HOMICIDE
The author reviewed measures aimed at reducing gun carrying and gun-related deaths among teenagers that have been particularly effective in American schools and some jurisdictions in the country. These...
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+ When the perpetrator gets killed: effects of observing the death of a handgun user in a televised public service announcement
- Author:
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Bernhardt, J. M. / Sorenson, J. R. / Brown, J. D.
- Date:
- 2001
- Publication:
- Health Educ Behav
- Topics:
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Adolescent, education/counselling, Prevention
- Keywords:
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Adolescents, Children, attitudes and beliefs, media, students
The authors evaluate the impact of a public service announcement (PSA) on middle school students. Students in the study were shown a PSA depicting one young man robbing another at gun point. The PSA...
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+ Guns killing our children: a status report
- Author:
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Velsor-Fredrich, B.
- Date:
- 2001
- Publication:
- J Pediatr Nurs
- Topics:
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Adolescent, Prevention
- Keywords:
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Adolescents, GUN control, Health care providers, liscenses
This report provides a brief overview of teen gun deaths in the U.S. and legislation and programs aimed at reducing gun violence among teens. The author cites studies that attribute the rising rate of...
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+ A multidisciplinary youth violence-prevention initiative: Impact on attitudes
- Author:
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Chang, D. C. / Cornwell, E. E. / Sutton, E. R. H. / Yonas, M. A. / Allen, F.
- Date:
- 2005
- Publication:
- Journal of the American College of Surgeons
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Age Group, Education/Counseling, Prevention
- Keywords:
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Adolescent, PREVENTION, Violence
A total of 97 youths between the ages of 7 and 17 (average age 12.6 years) participated in a study to gauge the effectiveness of a multidisciplinary violence-prevention program. Participants were surveyed...
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+ Teaching Safety Skills to Children to Prevent Gun Play: An Evaluation of in Situ Training
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Miltenberger, Raymond C. / Gatheridge, Brian J. / Saterlund, Melisa / Egemo-Helm, Kristin R. / Johnson, Brigitte M. / Jostad, Candice / Kelso, Pamela / Flessner, Christopher
- Date:
- 2005
- Publication:
- Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis
- Link to Published Abstract
- Topics:
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Age Group, Education/Counseling, Prevention
- Keywords:
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Accidents, Children, PREVENTION, Safety skills, TRAINING
This study evaluated the effectiveness of training 4 and 5 year olds not to touch or play with firearms that they encounter. Children were taught that guns are dangerous, and were instructed to: (1) stop,...
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+ 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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+ Preliminary evaluation of a parent training program to prevent gunplay
- Author:
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Gross, Amy / Miltenberger, Raymond / Knudson, Peter / Bosch, Amanda / Breitwieser, Carrie Brower
- Date:
- 2007
- Publication:
- Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis
- Topics:
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Age Group, Education/Counseling, Prevention
- Keywords:
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Behavior, Child, Parent
This small study evaluated the effectiveness of using parents to deliver a behavioral skills training program designed to teach children gun safety skills. At three month follow up, three out of four...
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+ Welcome to the world: findings from an emergency medical services pediatric injury prevention program
- Author:
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Hawkins, E. R. / Brice, J. H. / Overby, B. A.
- Date:
- 2007
- Publication:
- Pediatr Emerg Care
- Topics:
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Age Group, Ownership, Prevention, Storage, Surveillance/Data Collection
- Keywords:
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Accident, Control, Home, Home Safety Survey, PREVENTION
The authors report findings from a primary prevention program that trained paramedics to conduct home safety surveys, provide family safety education, and identify common pediatric injury risks in the...
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