Center for the Future of Children, the David and Lucile Packard FoundationFuture of ChildrenGarbarino, James, Catherine P. Bradshaw, and Joseph A. Vorrasi "Mitigating the Effects of Gun Violence on Children and Youth." The Future of Children 12.2 (Summer - Autumn 2002): 72-85 http://www....
Meaning The connection shown in this experiment is a compelling start to a broader conversation on the various factors that can increase a child’s interest in guns and violence, including gun violence in movies. Abstract Importance More US children die by accidental gun use than children in othe...
Gun violence is killing an increasing number of American children, from toddlers caught in crossfire to teenagers gunned down in turf wars, drug squabbles or for posting the wrong thing on social media.
Police said the boy was in a car with his mother and 11-month-old brother at the time of the shooting.Richland County Sheriff's Department/Facebook Fatal shooting deaths among children and teens continue to climb this year amid a series of recentgun violence incidentsinvolving youths. So far...
"Whether it's the gun violence they face in their neighborhoods, or suicide or accidents at home when guns are left unsecured, the threat to the nation's children and teenagers is not only bad, but worsening," it said. Citing statistics, the NPR said gun violence overtook car accidents to...
While gun violence has for years been among the leading causes of death for US children, the COVID-19 pandemic sent it skyrocketing to the top cause while widening racial disparities. In the years before the pandemic—from 2015 to early 2020—Black children in four major US cities ...
Violent media can lead children to engage in more dangerous behavior if they find a real gun and desensitize or numb children to violence, increasing the possibility of them imitating the aggressive behaviors they watch and considering such behavior as normal, they warned. ...
Countless children and youth are exposed to gun violence each year--at home, at school, in their communities, or through the media. Gun violence can leave lasting emotional scars on these children. This article reviews research regarding the psychological effects of gun violence on children and ...
Any rational person understands that our country has gun-violence issues that will not be resolved until we all demand action. Those who oppose reasonable gun-control laws apparently feel their Second Amendment rights to own guns is more important than living in a society where our chi...
Violent media can lead children to engage in more dangerous behavior if they find a real gun and desensitize or numb children to violence, increasing the possibility of them imitating the aggressive behaviors they watch and considering such behavior as normal, they warned. ...