🚨 A new study finds that children who survive firearm injuries face significantly greater risks of hospitalization and emergency and outpatient visits in the year after injury versus their non-injured peers.
Ending child gun injuries could save $62.9 million in health costs, the study authors conclude.
Popular discussion of the harm caused by guns focuses on deaths, overlooking non-fatal injuries. But for every kid in the U.S. who dies from a shooting, 2 more are treated for bodily harm.
This! Congressman Max Frost introduced legislation for an office of gun violence prevention —President Biden took executive action— this is such great use of social media #maxfrost#potus#vp#GunViolencePrevention
"President Joe Biden will announce the creation of the first-ever federal office of gun violence prevention on Friday...Activists have argued that such an office will help the administration coordinate on gun policy issues across the federal government, while also allowing the president and Vice President Kamala Harris to show leadership on the issue."
President Biden will announce the creation of a new office for #GunViolencePrevention, an escalation of the admin’s efforts to tackle the issue amid stalled progress in #Congress, acc/to 4 people briefed on the action who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss plans that were not yet public. #Biden & VP #Harris are scheduled to announce the new office at an event in the #WhiteHouse Rose Garden on Friday afternoon, the people said.
"As chatter and images about guns and violence slip into the social media feeds of more teens, viral messages fueled by “likes” can lead to real-world conflict and loss.
This illustrated report has been adapted from a KFF Health News article, "All We Want Is Revenge’: How Social Media Fuels Gun Violence Among Teens,” by Liz Szabo."
"Two decades ago, only about 20 U.S. researchers were focused on gun violence prevention. Last fall, more then 600 gathered in Washington, D.C., for what’s been described as the largest-ever national conference on the issue. An even bigger turnout is expected at a conference this fall... Researchers estimate there were more than 48,000 firearm deaths last year." https://apnews.com/article/gun-violence-research-knoxville-thomas-abt-faece441678e77776fe04db3243f6104