Summary
PREVENTING GUN VIOLENCE: Public Health Perspectives
Presented in Collaboration with Reuters
This Forum event examined gun violence through a public health prism. Panelists talked about patterns of violence, including social forces such as the grinding violence, crime and poverty that disproportionately affect disadvantaged communities. Panelists also discussed President Obama’s recent announcements about gun violence prevention, prompted by a series of mass shootings as well as ongoing urban violence. And they explored dynamics at state and Congressional levels that are impacting public safety measures now and moving forward.
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Presented in Collaboration with Reuters
Background Articles
- Editorial: Guns and Suicide
The American Journal of Psychiatry - Change in Suicide Rates in Switzerland Before and After Firearm Restriction Resulting From the 2003 “Army XXI” Reform
The American Journal of Psychiatry - Harvard Injury Control Research Center
- Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence
- Fact Sheet: New Executive Actions to Reduce Gun Violence and Make Our Communities Safer
The White House
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