Gun Violence in Children: A Public Health Crisis and an Upstream Approach to Our ResponseSnooks, Kellie C.Levas, MichaelSchultz, Megan L.Wisconsin Medical Journal
To observers of gun violence in this country, the grim statistical marker has been all but inevitable. Gunshots were the second leading cause of death in 2016 among children aged 1-19, the researchers report. But sharp rises in such fatalities since then, especially in 2020 as the COVID-19...
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.
Comicomment: U.S. children wilt in the long shadow of gun violence The U.S.has recorded 175 gun deaths and over 300 gun injuries in the first four days of the new year,according to Gun Violence Archive.In the year of 2022,6,137 children and teens were injured or killed in shootings...
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...
"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 ...
“The results of this experiment suggest that exposure to gun violence in movies increases interest in guns in the real world,” the authors wrote. They noted that the movies were PG-rated, and not R, meaning the effects “might be greater with newer films containing more graphic gun violenc...
The Bull City has borne witness to the awful pageantry of gun violence that has stolen the lives of children in communities all over the country. One year ago this month, the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation reported that firearms are now the number one cause of death ...
In 2021, more than 50 children were shot and killed in the U.S. city of Chicago. A mother of one of those children killed is now calling for the National Guard to be sent in to try and solve the issue. For more, check out our exclusive content on CGTN Now and ...