Gun Related Injury Death Prevention

Unfortunately in 2023 firearms was the leading cause of death for children and teens. https://everytownresearch.org/graph/firearms-are-the-leading-cause-of-death-for-american-children-and-teens/ 

Suicide is a high percentage of those deaths. https://publichealth.jhu.edu/center-for-gun-violence-solutions/annual-gun-violence-data#gun-suicides-among-youth  We need better and more solutions.

Additional Information is available here: 

https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/03/05/what-the-data-says-about-gun-deaths-in-the-us/

https://publichealth.jhu.edu/center-for-gun-violence-solutions/research-reports/gun-violence-in-the-united-states

Some Resources are Here:

 Guns in the Home: How to Keep Kids Safe https://www.healthychildren.org/English/safety-prevention/at-home/Pages/Handguns-in-the-Home.aspx

How to Prevent Firearm Injury Using a Public Health Approach, with Examples and Resources | ASTHO https://www.astho.org/topic/toolkit/how-to-prevent-firearm-injury-using-public-health-approach/

Firearm injury prevention strategies in medicine and how physicians can play a role in gun safety | AMA Update Video | AMA https://www.ama-assn.org/public-health/injury-violence-prevention/firearm-injury-prevention-strategies-medicine-and-how

Clinical Approaches to the Prevention of Firearm-Related Injury | New England Journal of Medicine https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMra2306867